Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Anil tinctoria (L.) Kuntze
Vernacular
name: Amari, Neelayamari, Neelichedi, Nilam, Vellaamari
Habit:
Undershrub
Habitat:
Degraded forest areas and waste places
Flowering
& Fruiting: August-January
Distribution:
Pantropical
Key identification features:
True Indigo is an erect shrub. Leaves are compound. Flowers are borne in
racemes laxly flowered; Flowers are red. Seeds are 5-12 per legume, cubic,
Uses:
Used
to treat a wide range of disorders such as epilepsy, nervous disorders, asthma,
bronchitis, fever, stomach pain, liver diseases, kidney and spleen diseases,
skin conditions, snake bites, etc
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