Description
TURE INDIGO ( INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA)
It is one of the major sources of deep blue dye. Medicinally, it is used to treat a wide range of disorders such as epilepsy, nervous disorders, asthma, bronchitis, fever, stomach pain, liver diseases, kidney and spleen diseases, skin conditions, wounds sores, hemorrhoids, gonorrhea, syphilis, snake bites, etc.
As a medicinal plant, indigo has been used as an emetic. Medicinally, it is used to treat a wide range of disorders such as epilepsy, nervous disorders, asthma, bronchitis, fever, stomach pain, liver diseases, kidney and spleen diseases, skin conditions, wounds sores, hemorrhoids, gonorrhea, syphilis, snake bites, etc. The plant is also used as cover crop and green manure.
The Chinese use Indigofera tinctoria. to clean the liver, detoxify the blood, reduce inflammation, alleviate pain, and reduce fever . The powdered root of Indigofera . patens is used in South Africa to alleviate toothache
