Indigofera TINCTORIA L.
| Synonym : | Anila tinctoria (L.) Kuntze Indigofera cinerascens DC. Indigofera indica Lam. |
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| Bangla Name : | Nil. |
| English Name : | Common Indigo, Indigo, True Indigo. |
| Family : | Fabaceae |
| Disease : | Bronchitis, asthma, lumbago, spleen, piles, leucoderma, epilepsy, nervous disorders, hydrophobia, laxative, expectorant, alexipharmic, anthelmintic, heart diseases, insanity, fever, leucoderma, enlarged spleen, hepatitis and cephalalgia. |
| Description : | A twiggy shrub, 1.2-1.4 m high. Leaves pinnate, up to 5 cm long, leaflets 9-13, obovate-oblong, 1.2-2.5 cm long, rounded, apiculate. Flowers small, reddish-yellow in lax, axillary, spicate racemes, 5-10 cm long. Pods nearly straight up to 3.5 cm long, linear. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong and occationally cultivated. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Plant contains a glucoside, indican, a fast occur blue dye. An antineoplastic compound, indirubin has been found in this plant (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | The plant cures chronic bronchitis and asthma, especially of children, good in lumbago, enlarged spleen, piles, leucoderma, epilepsy and nervous disorders. Leaf juice is given as a cure for hydrophobia. The root and stem are laxative, expectorant, alexiph |
| Habit : | Shrub |