Clitorin Explained

Clitorin is a natural product that is a kaempferol glycoside.

It has been found in Clitoria ternatea,^{[1] [2]} Saxifraga cuneifolia, Diospyros rhombifolia and Acalypha indica.

Dried papaya leaf juice contains about 0.7% clitorin.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Morita . Naokata . Arisawa . Munehisa . Nagase . Machiko . Hsu . Hongyen . Chen . Yuhpan . Studies on the Constituents of Formosan Leguminosae. I. : The Constituents in the Leaves of Clitoria ternatea L. . Yakugaku Zasshi . 1977 . 97 . 6 . 649–653 . 10.1248/yakushi1947.97.6_649. 925855 . free .
2. A Review on Clitoria ternatea(Linn.): Chemistry and Pharmacology .
3. Mohd Abd Razak . Mohd Ridzuan . Norahmad . Nor Azrina . Md Jelas . Nur Hana . Afzan . Adlin . Mohmad Misnan . Norazlan . Mat Ripen . Adiratna . Thayan . Ravindran . Zainol . Murizal . Syed Mohamed . Ami Fazlin . Immunomodulatory Activities of Carica papaya L. Leaf Juice in a Non-Lethal, Symptomatic Dengue Mouse Model . Pathogens . 21 April 2021 . 10 . 5 . 501 . 10.3390/pathogens10050501. 33919457 . 8170887 . free .