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Pea Flower / Butterfly Pea

A flower that brews a brilliant blue tea (turning purple with a squeeze of lemon), rich in antioxidant anthocyanins.

Benefits

Key compounds

Anthocyanins (ternatins)flavonoidsantioxidants

May help with

Best for these goals

Antioxidant supportcalm

How to use it

Butterfly-pea tea (brilliant blue, turns purple with lemon), as a natural food dye, in rice, cocktails, and desserts

Evidence level

Traditional

Cautions & interactions

Use edible Clitoria ternatea (butterfly pea) — NOT ornamental sweet-pea flowers (Lathyrus), which are toxic
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