Butterfly Blue pea flower

Description

Blue butterfly pea tea comes from the edible flowers of the Clitoria ternatea plant. Its also known as blue tea, blue butterfly pea flower tea, Asian pigeonwings, or Cordofan pea, and its part of the pea or legume family.

The butterfly pea plant is native to countries in Southeast Asia where its been used for quite some time. But its only gained popularity in the United States and other western countries in the last few years.

benefits of butterfly pea flower

1. Anticancer
According to Dr. Hardhi Pranata's explanation, the anticancer properties of the butterfly pea flower lie in the petals and seeds which contain two main components, namely c-Tocopherol which works to increase the DR*5 Death Receptor which stimulates tumor necrosis and prevents its growth.

Another ingredient in b-phytosterol which inhibits the growth of cancer cells through the activation of various enzymes thereby spurring apoptosis (death) of cancer cells.

2. Antioxidants
Butterfly pea flowers contain anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are a group of antioxidants that have a good effect on preventing various diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

3. Antidiabetic
The hypoglycemic effect of butterfly pea extract can reduce serum glucose and hemoglobin glycosylation, as well as increase serum insulin, liver and bone muscle glycogen. This shows that the butterfly pea flower is antidiabetic.

4. Antiobesity
Consumption of butterfly pea flower tea can stimulate the body to burn calories and increase metabolism. This plant is also useful to help remove visceral fat effectively.

5. Anti-inflammatory
The next benefit of butterfly pea flower is that it has anti-inflammatory properties. The anti-inflammatory effect of butterfly pea flower extract can relieve inflammation that occurs.

6. Antiasthma
Butterfly pea flowers are also used as a traditional medicine to cure asthma and relieve coughs. Certain doses of butterfly pea flower extract are antiasthmatic and relieve coughs induced by sulfur dioxide and citric acid.

7. Accelerates the Wound Healing Process
Butterfly pea seed extract contains flavonoid glycosides and plant extracts have phenolic compounds. This is what can make this plant can help speed up the wound healing process.