True Indigo
Indigofera Tinctoria
Mu Lan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, cool blood and stanch bleeding.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Encephalitis b, parotitis, acute pharyngolaryngitis, red eyes, lymphrnoditis, mouth sore, swollen welling abscess, sore and boil, erysipelas, scab and lichen, snake or insect bites, blood ejection.