Natural Indigo, Tural Indigo
Indigo Naturalis, Indigo Naturalls
Qing Dai

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Salty; cold

Part(s) used

Dry powder, agglomerate or granule obtained by processing leaf or stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To remove toxic heat, to reduce heat in blood, and to relieve convulsions.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. inhibiting leukemia7212 and many other other tumors in experimental animals2. enhancing the fuction of reticuloendothelial system in healthy mice and promoting phagocytosis of macrophage in mice with cancer.3. it may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea or bloody stools.