Non scientific name details for true indigo - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

true indigo

1 Accepted name(s) for "true indigo":

Accepted name
Indigofera tinctoria L.

2 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:
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Indigofera tinctoria L.	Indigofera tinctoria L.	Indigofera tinctoria L.		dye extract from leaf
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Indigofera tinctoria L.	Indigofera tinctoria L.	Indigofera tinctoria L.

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

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
indigo	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nila	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nili	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nilika	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nilini	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
qing dai	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)