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Common Indigo
Indigofera tinctoria
Common Indigo · Hengetri · Indian indigo · Indigo · Indigo des Indes · Indigo des teinturiers · Indigo, Indigotier · Indigostrauch · Indigotier · Indigotier, Indigo des teinturiers, Indigo des Indes · Inigo · M'komba unio · True Indigo · True indigo · True indigo, Indigo, Common indigo, Indian indigo, Bengal Indigo, Ceylon Indigo, Wild Indigo, Chinese indigo, Commercial Indigo, Dyers Indigo, East Asian Indigo Plant · anil · anil-da-índia · anileira · dye indigo
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Turkey, Cambodia, Venezuela, India, Dominican Republic
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Adenopathy, Alexiteric, Antidote, Antidote(Arrow)
Science studied: ASH, CAO53,500, INDICAN, K2O
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Indigofera tinctoria
Common names: Common Indigo, Hengetri, Indian indigo, Indigo, Indigo des Indes, Indigo des teinturiers, Indigo, Indigotier, Indigostrauch, Indigotier, Indigotier, Indigo des teinturiers, Indigo des Indes, Inigo, M'komba unio, True Indigo, True indigo, True indigo, Indigo, Common indigo, Indian indigo, Bengal Indigo, Ceylon Indigo, Wild Indigo, Chinese indigo, Commercial Indigo, Dyers Indigo, East Asian Indigo Plant, anil, anil-da-índia, anileira, dye indigo
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Turkey, Cambodia, Elsewhere, Venezuela, India, Dominican Republic.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Adenopathy
- Alexiteric
- Antidote
- Antidote(Arrow)
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bite(Bug)
- Blennorrhagia
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- Bronchitis
- Bruise
- Cancer
- Convulsion
- Deobstruent
- Dysmenorrhea
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Flux
- Itch
- Larvicide
- Laryngitis
- Lymphoadenitis
- Nerves
- Pediculicide
- Piles
- Preventitive(Alopecia)
- Purgative
- Rash
- Restorative
- Scabies
- Splenomegaly
- Struma
- Swelling
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Vermifuge
- Anodyne
- Antidote(Cantharid)
- Depression
- Dysentery
- Emetic
- Hepatomegaly
- Inflammation
- Mumps
- Nervine
- Rabies
- Sore
- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Typhoid
- Urogenital
- Wound
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Turkey
- Cambodia
- Elsewhere
- Venezuela
- India
- Dominican Republic
Documented cultural uses
- Adenopathy
- Alexiteric
- Antidote
- Antidote(Arrow)
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bite(Bug)
- Blennorrhagia
- Bronchitis
- Bruise
- Cancer
- Convulsion
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- Deobstruent
- Dysmenorrhea
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Flux
- Itch
- Larvicide
- Laryngitis
- Lymphoadenitis
- Nerves
- Pediculicide
- Piles
- Preventitive(Alopecia)
- Purgative
- Rash
- Restorative
- Scabies
- Splenomegaly
- Struma
- Swelling
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Vermifuge
- Anodyne
- Antidote(Cantharid)
- Depression
- Dysentery
- Emetic
- Hepatomegaly
- Inflammation
- Mumps
- Nervine
- Rabies
- Sore
- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Typhoid
- Urogenital
- Wound
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASH
- CAO53,500
- INDICAN
- K2O
- INDIGOTIN
- P2O5
- NITROGEN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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