Wednesday 16 February 2011

sankham/ clitoria ternatea/ aparajita/ shankapushpi


శాస్త్రీయ నామం  :   Clitoria ternatea
తెలుగు పేరు     :    శంఖం పువ్వు
సంస్కృతం        :   शंख पुष्पं , मोह्नाशिनी,
                       विषदोषघ्नी,  श्वेतनामा

हिंदी                :    अपराजिता
English           :    Butterfly pea
రంగు/లు        :     తెలుపు, నీలం 


ఔషధ గుణం    Owing to its similarity to a human body part, this plant has been ascribed properties affecting the same. It was used traditionally to cure sexual ailments, like infertility, to control menstrual discharge.In some languages (Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam) it is named after the seashell, which is a euphemism for a woman's external sexual organs.

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