Chinese Medicine Specimen Database

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青黛 Natural Indigo Qing Dai

ID: D00405

Pharmaceutical Name:
Indigo Naturalis

Latin name:
Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek.

Location: 5

Chinese Name

青黛

Chinese Pinyin

Qing Dai

English Name

Natural Indigo

Family

Acanthaceae

Taste

mild

Odour

slightly grassy

Clinical Indications

1. Seasonal febrile diseases with thirst and eruptive exanthem, infantile epilepsy
2. Bleeding
3. Carbuncle, erysepilas, mumps, snake and insect bite
4. Sore throat, aphthous ulcer

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Heat-Clearing Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

Link to

Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database

Medicinal Plant Images Database

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