Indigo (Nil)
Indigofera tinctoria
About Indigo (Nil)
Indigo (Nil) (Indigofera tinctoria) is a herb used in the Unani / Islamic Medicine tradition to help with Fever, Liver Support, Hair Loss, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Indigofera tinctoria, also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye. It has been naturalized to tropical and temperate Asia, as well as parts of Africa, but its native habitat is unknown since it has been in cultivation worldwide for many centuries. Today most dye is synthetic, but natural dye from I. tinctoria is still available, marketed as natural coloring where it...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist