English Natal Indigo, Java Indigo, Bengal Indigo.
Ayurvedic Nih (related species). Action See I. tinctoria.
Aqueous extract of the plant exhibits antihyperglycaemic activity in rats due to insulinotropic property.
The indigotin content of the plant (0.8—L0%) is higher than that of other species of Indigofera. The leaves contain up to 4% of a flavonol glycoside which on hydrolysis yields rhamnose and kaempferol.
Indigofera articulata
auct. non-Gouan.
Synonym I. caerulea Roxb.
Family Fabaceae.
Habitat Bihar and Western and Peninsular India.
English Egyptian Indigo, Arabian Indigo, Wild Indigo, Surat Indigo.
Ayurvedic Nih (related species). Siddha/Tamil Aaramuri, Iruppumuri, Kattavuri.
Folk Surmai Nila.
Action Root, leaf—bitter tonic. Seed—anthelmintic.
Indigofera pukhella Roxb. in part. 327
Indigofera aspalathoides
Vahi ex DC.
Family Fabaceae.
Habitat Plains of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
English Wiry Indigo.
Ayurvedic Nih (related species), Shivanimba.
Siddha/Tamil Sivanaarvembu, Iraivanvembu.
Folk Shivanimba (Maharashtra).
Action Antileprotic, antitumour, anti-inflammatory. Used in psoriasis and erysipelas. Ash of the burnt plant is used for dandruff Root is used in aphthae.
Indigofera enneaphylla Linn.
Synonym I. linnaei Au.
Family Fabaceae.
Habitat The Himalayas up to 1,200 m and in plains of India.
English Trailing indigo.
Ayurvedic Vaasukaa.
Siddha/Tamil Cheppunerinjil.
