Blue-pea (Clitoria ternatea L.), Family: Fabaceae
Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as butterfly-pea, blue-pea, and cordofan-pea, is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family.
In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent.In Southeast Asia the flowers are used to colour food. In Malay cooking, an aqueous extract is used to colour glutinous rice for kuih ketan. In Thailand, a syrupy blue drink is made called nam dok anchan. In Burma the flowers are used as food, often they are dipped in batter and fried.
Blue-pea (Clitoria ternatea L.), Family: Fabaceae
Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as butterfly-pea, blue-pea, and cordofan-pea, is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family.
In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent.In Southeast Asia the flowers are used to colour food. In Malay cooking, an aqueous extract is used to colour glutinous rice for kuih ketan. In Thailand, a syrupy blue drink is made called nam dok anchan. In Burma the flowers are used as food, often they are dipped in batter and fried.