Steinmetz:Indigofera

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Indigofera tinctoria (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Indigofera tinctoria (and other species) Family Leguminosae English Names Indigo Natural Habitat India Persia China Africa Brazil and other tropical countries Part(s) Used Falia Indigoferae tinctoriae Succus

Constituent(s) indican (glucoside) indigotin Action antispasmodic febrifuge deobstruent purgative antiseptic stimulant astringent nervine; it reduces an enlarged spleen and liver; in large doses emetic. Indigo is one of the most ancient and most satisfactory of all dye plants