Nilambari (Nila Plant)
Indigofera suffruticosa
About Nilambari (Nila Plant)
Nilambari (Nila Plant) (Indigofera suffruticosa) is a herb used in the Sri Lankan Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Fever, Liver Support, 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 suffruticosa, commonly known as Guatemalan indigo, small-leaved indigo (Sierra Leone), West Indian indigo, wild indigo, and anil, is a flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. In Hawaiian, it is known as either ʻinikō/inikoa, or kolū; in Fijian it is called vaivai, the Samoans call it laʻau mageso, on Guam it is called aniles, and in Tonga it is referred to as ʻakauveli (itchy plant).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist