True Indigo
Scientific name of True Indigo: Indigofera tinctoria
Name of True Indigo in different languages:-
English: Blue dye plant, Black Henna
Sanskrit: nili, nila, nilini, tutya, radni, kalika, shyama, gramya, truni, anjanaki, klitanaka
Malayalam: Neela Amari - നീല അമരി, Mannali - മണ്ണലി
Plant Description:
Indigo plant or True Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) is a desidious, perennial some time biennial according to climate, shrub, grows up to 2 m high. Leaves are pinnate, green, flowers are violet or pink. Seeds are containing in a pod up to 3 cm long. The natural blue die is obtaned by the process of leaves of the plant.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Opposite leaflets | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Useful plant parts:
Leaves, Roots
Medicinal uses-
Medicated hair oil, abdominal disorders, leucorrhoea, toxicities, fever, arthritis, jaundice, inflammation, Rheumatic arthritis,
Chemical contents of True Indigo:
Glucoside, Antitoxic
How to prepare medicines:
True Indigo is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-
Neelithulsyadi Thialam
Neelidaladi Grutham
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