Butterfly Pea Flower (Aparajita) — colour-changing blue tea

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The poetic chemistry of the goddess Durga, caffeine-free — the flower that changes destinies.

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Ayurveda — Medhya · Sri Lanka

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Wowzers! first time trying this flower as a tea and my oh my I feel amazing spiritually and mentally. such a beautiful tea to sip on while sitting in the Sun. also wanted to thank you for the free gifts they are always wonderful.

AfroYoYo

Daily · 11 September 2024

Efficace pour se détendre, j'aime beaucoup.

Arzeline Louis

Daily · verified purchase · 28 September 2025

Amazing as always thank you I love this tea so much the colour the flavour the smell of the dried flowers are amazing. thank you.

AfroYoYo

Daily · 11 April 2025

I am amazed by the color of this infusion, it is just magnificent and the taste is fine and delicate. THANKS

Nathalie

Daily · 28 February 2024

Soothing and very nice taste, the blue color is fantastic: tea made from it

Irene

Daily · 27 September 2023

quality is great, arrived quickly, and I deeply appreciate the sample you sent. it's definitely going to be very beneficial for me after reading up on uses and benefits, I'm so happy you were drawn to send it specifically, it's a blessing. I appreciate you, thank you.

Monica

Daily · 13 April 2022

I just discovered butterfly pea tea! Just extraordinary and very relaxing, pleasant or even sleeping pills!thank you very much. I also love its very appetizing taste and its beautiful color.

Nébuleuse

Daily · 27 January 2023

My favorite! Perfect even for studying ðŸ“š

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Daily · 29 May 2022

Wonderful blue color, a pleasant moment sipping this infusion, excellent customer service and thank you for the little extra, I recommend.

Sylvie

Daily · 14 February 2025

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What is butterfly pea flower (Aparajita)?

Butterfly pea flower is the indigo blue flower of Clitoria ternatea, a climbing liana from Southeast Asia. In India she is called Aparajita, the invincible. Infused in warm water, she releases a deep blue that turns pink as soon as lemon is added.

What are the uses of butterfly pea flower?

She mainly serves as a soft infusion and a vibrant plant colourant for drinks, rice and pastries. Ayurveda ranks her among the Medhya, the plants traditionally dedicated to clear memory and intellect. Her signature remains beauty, colour and play more than effect.

How do I prepare a butterfly pea blue tea?

Dissolve a teaspoon of Aparajita powder in a little simmering water (around 90°C, never violently boiled), then lengthen with warm water or plant milk. The indigo blue appears. A drop of lemon turns her pink-violet before your eyes.

Why does butterfly pea tea change colour?

Because of anthocyanins, pigments whose structure rearranges according to pH. In neutral environment the flower is blue, in acid environment (lemon, vinegar) she turns pink, in basic environment (bicarbonate) turquoise green. The same water, three colours according to what is given to her.

Does butterfly pea flower contain caffeine?

No. Butterfly pea infusion is caffeine-free and almost calorie-free, making her an evening or after-meal drink, and an infusion suited for children for the colour workshop.

Aparajita and Shankhpushpi, are they the same plant?

Not always. The name Shankhpushpi (conch-shaped flower) designates, according to Ayurvedic lineages, either Clitoria ternatea (Aparajita) or Convolvulus pluricaulis, two distinct plants. INFUSE works only with Clitoria ternatea, the blue flower. Verify the botanical identity before any purchase elsewhere.

Can pregnant women drink butterfly pea?

As a precaution, avoid during pregnancy. When in doubt, in breastfeeding or on anticoagulant treatment, ask a healthcare professional for advice.

Where does INFUSE's Aparajita come from?

Our flowers come from Sri Lanka, wild-harvested by a small family business that also cultivates lotus and water lilies in vast marshes. Quality control is carried out in France.

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⊹ CHAPTER II · ESSENCE ⊹

A magical blue flower, for beauty, creativity and clarity.

Poured into hot water, she releases a fabulous royal indigo blue.

Aparajita is a "beauty teacher" on many levels. Beyond a soft, pleasant infusion after a meal, she carries creativity and sensitivity: she helps our creative souls express themselves with ease and clarity.

Since ancient India, she has been placed in the Ayurvedic Medhya category, the "medicines of clear memory and strong intellect".

Aparajita is close to Devi Durga, goddess of motherhood, of protection, of courage and of war. A flower of honour, she speaks of independence and of moving forward.

In ancient Hindu astrology, blue flowers are said to carry the power to move and change your destiny.

The design of her flower evoked, for the one who named her in the West, the form of a yoni — hence her Latin name, Clitoria ternatea.

Mixed with other plants that change the pH, Aparajita turns your drink to shades of green, violet or pink. It's yours to play with — more or less lemon juice to begin.

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⊹ CHAPTER III · TRADITION ⊹

Sanskrit — Aparajita means "the invincible" / "the never-defeated": a- (negative prefix) + parājita (defeated). It is the form of the goddess Durga in her absolute victory, standing on the lion, many-armed and armed — not to conquer, but to protect. The flower that carries her name inherits that quality: she is offered to those who are going through an ordeal. Not as a remedy, but as a reminder — not being defeated is not the same thing as winning.

The flower is offered to Durga in the Durga Puja (navaratri, the Hindu autumn), at the Saraswati Puja (goddess of knowledge and of the arts), and at the Shiva Puja — Shiva loves that deep blue that evokes his third eye, the point where consciousness gathers before unfolding.

The Shankha — the sacred conch. The curved, pointed corolla of the flower evokes the cosmic conch of Vishnu, the Panchajanya: when Vishnu blows into it, the universe vibrates in the primordial sound. Hence her other name — Shankhpushpi, conch-shaped flower — and her link to right speech and to the memory of texts.

Medhya Rasayana — Aparajita is classed among the Ayurvedic rejuvenating plants dedicated to the mind, supporting *buddhi* (intellect), *medha* (memory), *dhi* (understanding), *smriti* (deep recall). The Charaka Samhita cites four classical Medhya Rasayana — Brahmi (Bacopa), Mandukaparni (Gotu Kola), Shankhpushpi and Guduchi; Aparajita belongs to that noble circle.

Other regional names: Anchan (Thai), Bunga Telang (Malay), Pewarna alami (Indonesian — literally "plant colouring").

South-East Asian cooking. In Thailand, *nam dok anchan* — a cold butterfly-pea drink with lemon and honey — is universally loved; the lemon there turns the blue to pink-violet. In Kelantan (Malaysia), *nasi kerabu* is a rice dyed night blue by the flower, served with grilled fish, fresh herbs and sambal: blue there was the colour of nobility. A plant of playful everyday chemistry, where care and feasting are never separate.

Preparation

⊹ CHAPTER IV · PREPARATION ⊹

INFUSE offers Aparajita as a powder (50 g) — the freest form for drinks, lattes and colourful recipes.

Blue latte / infusion (powder)

Stir 1 tsp of powder into a little simmering water (~90 °C, never violently boiled) until dissolved
Top up with hot water or hot plant milk (oat, coconut, almond)
A very soft taste, almost neutral — the dosage is intuitive, more powder = deeper blue

Play with the chemistry of the colour.

With lemon: the blue turns pink-violet (acidification of the pH)
With hibiscus: magnificent red shades
With plant milk: a soft mauve
With bicarbonate of soda: turquoise green

The powder is also added to culinary recipes: smoothies, juices, alcohol-free cocktails, cakes, mochi, ceremonial rice, ice cream.

*Tradition typically uses the whole dried flowers placed in hot water — same chemistry, same blue.*

To be drunk after a meal to enjoy her softness.

Suggested ritual

Aparajita is a plant of playful creativity. Writing circles, art workshops, brainstorming sessions, watercolours — she accompanies the moment when you let the colours appear.

A simple ceremony: prepare the blue before the creative work, split it into three glasses — lemon in one, bicarbonate in another, nothing in the last — and look at the three colours before beginning. Drink at the end of the session: when the colour has infused, so has the work. With a child, it is the workshop of poetic chemistry: the flower hides nothing, she shows.