This document provides information about the plant Clitoria ternatea, also known as Aparajita. It discusses the plant's classification, morphology, chemical constituents, useful parts and dosage, therapeutic uses, and specific Ayurvedic formulations that use Aparajita. Key details include that it is a perennial climbing plant with pinnate leaves and blue or white flowers, contains chemical constituents like flavonol glycosides and kaempferol, and the root and seeds are used medicinally to treat conditions like toothache, inflammation, and mental disorders.

1. MMM GOVT.AYURVED COLLEGE,UDAIPUR
PRESENTED BY-
Dr.Vipin kumar yadav
Dravya guna vigyan
APARAJITA

2. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• SYNONYMS
• CLASSIFICATION
• MORPHOLOGY
• RASPANCHAK
• CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
• USEFUL PART AND DOSE
• SPECIFIC FORMULATION
• THEREPEUTIC USES
• REFERENCES

3. INTRODUCTION
• Botanical name -
Clitoria ternatea
• Family -
Leguminoceae
OR
Fabaceae

4. SYNONYMS
• Asphota (due to spreading nature )
• Girikarni (due to leaves ressembles like girikarn means small rat)
• Visnukranta
• Sankhapuspi (due to medhya karma)
• Sephanda
• Sveta
• Maha sveta.

5. MORPHOLOGY
It is a perennial climber.

6. Leaves- pinnate 5-9 foliolate

7. Flowers- showy, blue or white, petals unequal, style
bearded below the stigma

8. Fruits- pods, linear, compressed.
Seeds- 6-10, black (Flowers in rainy
season and fruits in winter).

9. RASPANCHAK
• Rasa - Katu, Tikta, Kasaya
• Guna - Laghu, Rüksa
• Virya - Sita
• Vipãka - Katu
• Karma - Tridosahara,
Medhya,
Visaghna, Chakusya

10. CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
• flavonol glycosides
• Kaempferol
• Myricetin
• Taxaxerol
• Root - 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)

11. USEFUL PART & DOSE
• Part Used—
Root/root bark, seeds
• Dosage—
Root powder - I-3g
Seed powder - 1-2g

12. Therapeutic Uses
• Dañta süla- Root of Aparãjita along with
Marica is kept in the mouth (Vai. Ma.).
• Sotha- Paste of Girikarnikã leaves is used
Externally/ orally (V.S.)
• Manasaroga- Root of white flowered Aparãjitã
is pounded with rice-water and used as Nasya
by mixing with ghee (R. M.).

13. SPECIFIC FORMULATIONS
• Garbhpal Ras - fever, bleeding during
pregnancy. It is also used in puerperal care.
• Vataraktantak Ras - gout, arthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis