Wood Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)
木蓝mù lánMulan
Indigofera tinctoria · Plant
1
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
May cause hepatotoxicity in high doses; may increase bleeding risk; avoid during pregnancy; may cause digestive upset.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Wood Indigo for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Wood Indigo does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DetoxBenefit ImmuneBenefit LiverBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Indigofera tinctoria 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 Antimicrobial3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Detox0 records
- Benefit Immune3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Liver7 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin5 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome1 records