| Latin Name:  | CLITORIA TERNATEA | 
	
		| Hindi Name:  | APARAJITA / APRAAJITA / GIRIKARNIKA | 
	
		| English Name:  | BUTTERFLY PEA/ WINGED LEAVED CLITORIA | 
	
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		| Guna:  | PUNGENT(KATU)/ASTRINGENT(KASAYA)/SHARP(TIKSHNA) | 
	
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		| Veerya:  | COLD(SHEETA) | 
	
		| Vipak:  | PUNGENT(KATU) | 
	
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		| Dosha Reducing:  | VATA / PITTA / KAPHA | 
	
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		| Doses:  | POWDER 1-2 GM. | 
	
		| Parts Used:  | ROOT-BARK, LEAVES AND SEEDS. | 
	
		| Habitat:  | A COMMON GARDEN PLANT; ALSO OCCURS AMONG HEDGES ALL OVER THE TROPICAL REGIONS OF INDIA. |