Erect indigo (Indigofera erecta)

直立靛兰zhí lì diàn lánZhilidianlan

Indigofera erecta · Plant

Indigofera, standing in for Indigofera erecta
This photo shows Indigofera, not Indigofera erecta: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains compounds similar to other Indigofera species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Erect indigo for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Erect indigo does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit LiverBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Indigofera erecta and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Liver0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records