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Non-scientific name:

indigo

8 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Strobilanthes flaccidefolius Strobilanthes flaccidifolia Nees Strobilanthes cusia (Nees) Kuntze leaves
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. dried leaves leaves, root, stem, whole plant
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. dye extract from leaf
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L.
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008) Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. dried whole plant whole plant
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008) Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. dried root root
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L.
Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. dried leaf leaf
Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indigofera tinctoria Linn. Indigofera tinctoria L. Indigofera tinctoria L. dried root root
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Isatis indigotica Fort. Isatis indigotica Fortune ex Lindl. Isatis tinctoria subsp. tinctoria dried root root

54 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "indigo":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
amari Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
asidai Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
attipurashadam Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
averi Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
aviri Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
avuri Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
avuri (whole plant) Other Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
avuri vēr (root) Other Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
ban lan gen Other Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
dye indigo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gali Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
galiparna Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
gari Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
habb-ul-neel Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
indian indigo Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
indigostrauch Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
isatis Other Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
kadunili Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
karunili Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nanban-ai Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
neel Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
neela amari Other Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
neelamar Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
neeli Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
neeligida Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nil Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nila Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nilaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nilam Other Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nilapushpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nilbam Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nili Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nili chettu Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nilika Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nilikaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nilini Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nīli Other Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
nīlinī Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
nīlī (leaf) Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
nīlī (root) Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
nīlīkā Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
nīlīnī Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
olleneeli Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
qing dai Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
radix isatidis Pharmaceutical Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
rangapatri Other Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, Vol. 1 (2008)
rangapatrī Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ranjani Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
shaaradi Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
taraum Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tarum kecil Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
true indigo Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tutthaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
woad root Other Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)