Indigowoad Leaf.Isatis Leaf.Isatis Leaf Extract.
Article Content:
- .Botanical Basic Data of isatis indigotica.
- .Notes and Explain of isatis indigotica.
- .What it is Isatis indigotica,Application and Uses of isatis indigotica.
- .Differentiation of isatis indigotica.
What it is Isatis indigotica,Application and Uses of isatis indigotica.
This herb is the leaf of Isatis indigotica Fort. (family Cruciferae), produced mainly in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian and Guangxi. Isatis leaves are collected in summer and autumn, dried in sunlight, and used unprepared or fresh.
Used for:
1. Epidemic febrile diseases with the invasion of the blood by heat, mani- fested as high fever, restlessness, maculas and eruptions, un- consciousness, de- lirium and so on. It is often used with rhinoceros horn and capejasminne fruit, as in Decoction of Rhinoceros Horn and isatis leaf (Xijiao Daqing Tang). In cases of affection by exopathogenic wind- heat, of epidemic febrile diseases at the early stage, manifested as fever, headache and thirst, it is used with honeysuckle flower and arctium fruit.
2. Erysipelas, canker sores, and swollen and sore throat due to exu- berant toxic heat in the blood. It is often used with honey suckleflower and scrophularia root.
Dosage and administration: 10- 15g, decocted in water for an oral dose.
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1.Indigowoad Leaf.Isatis Leaf.Isatis Leaf Extract.




