Katu Indigoferra
Indigofera tinctoria
About Katu Indigoferra
Katu Indigoferra (Indigofera tinctoria) is a herb used in the Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Liver Support, Fever, Skin Health, and Wound Healing, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Indigofera tinctoria, also called true indigo, is a species of plant from the bean family that was one of the original sources of indigo dye. It has been naturalized to tropical and temperate Asia, as well as parts of Africa, but its native habitat is unknown since it has been in cultivation worldwide for many centuries. Today most dye is synthetic, but natural dye from I. tinctoria is still available, marketed as natural coloring where it...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist