Blue Butterfly Pea: Phytochemicals and E. coli Inhibition | InformativeBD

Ferdinand A. Dumalagan, Caryl Joy Alvares, and Robert L. Salamasan, from the different institute of the Philippines, wrote a research article aboute, Blue Butterfly Pea: Phytochemicals and E. coli Inhibition, entitled, "Qualitative phytochemical analysis and inhibitory property of Blue Butterfly Pea flower extract against Escherichia coli".This research paper published by the International Journal of Biosciences | IJB, an open access scholarly research journal on Biosciences, under the affiliation of the International Network For Natural Sciences | INNSpub, an open access multidisciplinary research journal publisher.

Abstract

From ancient times, medicinal plants have been utilized to heal a variety of human illnesses. The development of antibiotics as a means of treating diverse bacterial illnesses sparked a revolution in medicine. Several therapeutic plant extracts are known to have antibacterial properties that are applied in the preservation of food and for therapeutic purposes. Blue butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) is a plant that is popularly used as medicine and recognized to treat a number of illnesses. Practically, every component of this plant is said to have therapeutic properties. Furthermore, C. ternatea plant has strong antibacterial effect as it contains biological compounds that act as best antimicrobial property against bacteria. Also, phytochemical analysis of C. ternatea flower extract showed the presence of flavonoids, steroids and tannins in which these phytochemical compounds contributed to the antibacterial ability of the flower extract. On the other hand, C. ternatea flower extract has a heavy amount of flavonoids and these results to a very active capacity to inhibit the growth of the Escherichia coli. Hence, flavonoids are reported that it has the capability against infectious degenerative disease, viral and bacterial. Certainly, this medicinal plant may be used for an alternative medicine considering the fact that this is harmless, low-cost production and its flower can be eaten raw. 

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Introduction

Human illnesses are treated using medicinal plants and have been for a very long time. The development of antibiotics as a means of treating diverse bacterial illnesses sparked a revolution in medicine. However, their indiscriminate usage has caused an alarming growth in the number of microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics, giving rise to multiresistant strains, which has raised concerns around the world (Shariff, 2001).

Clitoria ternatea L. is a species of Clitoria under Fabaceae family is often utilized as a traditional plant called as blue butterfly pea. It is Ayurvedic medicinal plant as a memory booster, stress reliever, and calming, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, and anxiolytic also a sedative (Ramkissoon et al. (2013). More so, C. ternatea has been utilized for a number of medical conditions. Uses for its roots include cure heartburn, bloating, constipation, fever, arthritic pain, sore throat, while its seeds are utilized as a treatment for eye and skin conditions, to treat colic and swollen joints with a laxative. The conventional Cuban culture employs either a single root decoction or paired with flowers to induce menstruation and encourage as well as to treat liver and intestinal problems, uterine contractions problems (Mukherjee et al., 2008; Fantz 1991). Furthermore, its flower petal's nutritional value using anthocyanins as a naturally occurring blue coloring in a various cuisine. It is also act as anti-oxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other pharmacological properties that are present in the extract of C. ternatea (Gupta et al., 2010).

Moreover, a large and increasing number of patients in the world used medicinal plants and herbs for health purposes. There are hundreds of biologically active compounds developed from traditional medicinal plants (Inoue, 2018). It is believed that the plant’s medicinal crude extract is more biologically active that isolated compounds due to its synergistic effects (Jana and Shekhawat, 2010).

Based on the presented prior arts that Clitoria ternatea possess medicinal values and clearly benefit the users. This study explores on the screening of the antibacterial activity of phytochemical properties present in blue butterfly pea that cited that contains antibacterial composition against Escherichia coli. Hence, it can be an alternative medicine to cure various diseases that acts as anti-viral, antiinflammatory, anti- allergic, has rich in antioxidants and good treatment for mental illness that contributes to the range of rediscovering essential uses of this plant.

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