TCM Basics 101: Supermarket Herbs - Butterfly Pea
TCM Group: Purgative herbs that drain downward
TCM Nature: Cold
TCM Taste: Bitter, acrid
TCM Meridian Affinity: Large intestine, liver
Benefits:
· Cures eye ailments
· Stop certain lung cancer cell lines
· Anti tumour
· Enhances memory
· Lowers blood pressure
· Anti asthmatic
· Relaxes bowels and relieves constipation
Spirituality:
The Indonesian name of Butterfly Pea is Bunga Telang, which also has the meaning of having ‘clear vision’. Hence it is thought to result in clarification of a confused spiritual conundrum.
