Pharmacological importance of Clitoria ternatea A review
Clitoria ternatea contained tannins, phlobatannin, carbohydrates, saponins, triterpenoids, phenols, flavanoids, flavonol glycosides, proteins, alkaloids, antharaquinone, anthocyanins, cardiac glycosides, Stigmast 4 ene 3,6 dione, volatile oils and steroids. The plant showed many pharmacological effects including antioxidant, hypolipidemic, anticancer, anti inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antidiabetic, CNS, antimicrobial, gastro intestinal antiparasitic, insecticidal and many other pharmacological effects. This Review will highlight the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Clitoria ternatea. I. INTRODUCTION A large and increasing number of patients in the world use medicinal plants and herbs for health purpose. Therefore, scientific scrutiny of their therapeutic potential, biological properties, and safety will be useful in making wise decisions about their use (1 2) There are hundreds of significant drugs and biologically active compounds developed from the traditional medicinal plants. Plant showed wide range of pharmacological activities including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, hypolipidemic, cardiovascular, central nervous, respiratory, immunological, anti inflammatory, analgesic antipyretic and many other pharmacological effects (3 40 The preliminary phytochemical screening showed that Clitoria ternatea contained tannins, phlobatannin, carbohydrates, saponins, triterpenoids, phenols, flavanoids, flavonol glycosides, proteins, alkaloids, antharaquinone, anthocyanins, cardiac glycosides, Stigmast 4 ene 3,6 dione, volatile oils and steroids. The plant showed many pharmacological effects including antioxidant, hypolipidemic, anticancer, anti inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antidiabetic, CNS, antimicrobial, gastro intestinal antiparasitic, insecticidal and many other pharmacological effects. This Review will highlight the chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of Clitoria ternatea. Plant profile: Synonyms: Clitoria albiflora Mattei, Clitoria bracteata Poir. Clitoria mearnsii De Wild. Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli, Clitoria zanzibarensis Vatke (41)