Indigo (aka Baptisia) has a long history as a beautiful ornamental plant, but did you know it is also useful for fighting infectious diseases? In China, it has even been used to treat malaria. Indigo (aka Baptisia) has excellent antimicrobial and antispetic properties making it useful for healing wounds and the Native Americans used the plant’s root as a laxative.
Indigo / Baptisia (Da Qing Ye) and other herbs by visiting our Herb Directory.