Natural
Indigo is the dried powder or mass prepared from the leaf
or the stem and leaf of Baphicacanthus cusia (Ness) Bremek.
(Fam. Acanthaceae),polygonum thinctorium Ait. (Fam. polygonaceae)
or Isatis indigotica Fort. (Fam. Cruciferae).
Action:
To remove toxic
heat, to reduce heat in blood , and to relieve convulsions.
Indications:Eruptive
epidemic diseases; spitting of blood and epistaxis due to
heat in the blood chest pain and hemoptysis; ulcers in the
mouth; mumps; pharyngitis, karyngitis; infantile convulsion.
Usage: Used
for making pills or powder, appropriate quantity for external
use.
