Plant |
English |
Añil, Guatemalan indigo, Anil de pasto, Indigo, Indigofera, Indigo plant, Small-leaved indigo, Upright indigo, West indian indigo, Wild indigo |
Latin |
Indigofera suffruticosa Miller, Indigofera anil L., Indigofera anil var. polyphylla DC., Indigofera guatimala Lunan, Indigofera tinctoria var. brachycarpa DC., Indigofera suffruticosa, Indigofera anil, Indigofera anil var. polyphylla, Indigofera guatimala Lun. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Plant juice, Roots, Sap, Unspecified, Whole plant |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal trouble, Ache, Aches, analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anticonvulsant, Antidote (Mercury), Anti-epileptic, Antifebrile, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-hepatitic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, Antipyretic, Antispasmodic, anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, aperient, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Calmative, Calming of nerves, catharic, Cathartic, Chronic pain, Cleanses the blood, colic, complaints of the stomach, complaints of urinary system, constipation, Convulsion, Convulsions, convulsive state, Costive, Costiveness, cramp, Cramps, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, disease of the stomach, disorders of the urinary passage, dispel worms, diuretic, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Epilepsy, epistaxis, expel worms, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Freight, Gastropathy, General inflammation, General inflammations, helmint, hepatitis, hidrotic, Icterus, indigestion, Induce sweating, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of the liver, inflammations, Inflammations in general, jaundice, laxative, liver inflammation, Mercurialism, mercurial poisoning, mercury poisoning, movements of the bowel, Nasal bleeding, Nervousness, Nosebleed, Nosebleeding, nose-bleeds, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, problems in the urinary system, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Scabies, sedative, Seven-year itch, Shock, Skin itching (scabies), snakebite, Snake bites, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, spasm, Spasmolytic, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach trouble, sudorific, sweat-inducing, to cleanse the blood, Tooth ache, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, treatment for worms, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, worm, worms |
Women's diseases |
Emmenagogue, stimulates menstruation |
Other uses |
against lice, Lice, Louse, Pediculicide, Used to treat lice (Pediculus humanus capitus) |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nicaragua, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
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