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what is different Gokarna & Aparajita? Asish
You can put Bengali name with your own language with following website. http://www.google.com/transliterate/
I agree with your local name. But Vishnukrant is different herb plant which is considered (leafs) very important in Lord Ganesha's Puja.
This is climber plant.
Wiki had wrong information.. Vishnukrant (Evolvulus alsinoides) is different plant what is a herb. Clitoria ternatea is Gokarna.
this plant’s root is specially used for leucoderma. It is also considered as Visahara. Brhat Trayi texts do not come across the term Aparãjita. see www.indianmedicinalplants.info/d3/ Botanical Name- Clitoria ternatea Family- FABACEAE
Clitoria ternatea (sanskrit : ''श्वेतां, विष्णूक्रांता, )is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family.Aparajita (অপরাজিতা) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoria_ternatea
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