Indigofera tinctoria: 2 definitions

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Indigofera tinctoria means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Indigofera tinctoria (in Sanskrit: Nīlī) is used in various recipes for bio-organic manipulation of plants/flowers/fruits, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—For example while describing a recipe for manipulating the colour of flowers or fruits (on the tree): “Trees watered continuously with the extract of Emblica officinalis, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia chebula, Hordeum vulgare, Mangifera indica seed and Indigofera tinctoria [e.g., Nīlī-drava], and also filled at the root with the powder of the same mixture produce fruits resembling collyrium”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Indigofera tinctoria L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Anila tinctoria (L.) Kuntze, Anila tinctoria var. normalis Kuntze, Indigofera anil L. var. orthocarpa DC., Indigofera bergii Vatke ex Engl., Indigofera bergii Vatke, Indigofera bosseri Du Puy & Labat, Indigofera cinerascens DC., Indigofera houer Forssk., Indigofera hover Forssk., Indigofera indica Lam., nom. illeg., non Indigofera indica Mill., Indigofera oligophylla Baker, Indigofera orthocarpa (DC.) O. Berg & C.F. Schmidt, Indigofera orthocarpa (DC.) O. Berg, non C. Presl, nom. illegit., Indigofera sumatrana Gaertn., Indigofera tinctoria Forssk., Indigofera tinctoria Lunan, Indigofera tinctoria Blanco, Indigofera tinctoria Hook., Indigofera tinctoria Chapm., Indigofera tinctoria Mill., nom. illeg., non Indigofera tinctoria L., Indigofera tinctoria var. brachycarpa DC., Indigofera tinctoria var. macrocarpa DC., Indigofera tinctoria Blanco var. torulosa Baker f., Indigofera tulearensis Drake.

References regarding Indigofera tinctoria L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Indigofera (1768)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1789)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Companion to the Botanical Magazine (1835)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Botanische Bemerkungen (1844)
· Flora of the Southern United States (1860)
· Sem. Hort. Berol. App. (1876)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Flora of Jamaica containing descriptions of the flowering plants known from the island (1920)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1979)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Society of Bengal (1980)
· Cytologia (1982)
· Taxon (1982)
· Willdenowia (1986)
· Pharmazie (1987)
· Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands (1988)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Cuscatlania (1989)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)
· Journal of Biosciences (1993)
· Novon (1994)
· Kew Bulletin (1998)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (2000)
· Phytotherapy Research (2001)
· Journal of Natural Remedies (2003)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Search found 8 books and stories containing Indigofera tinctoria; (plurals include: Indigofera tinctorias). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Bioefficiency of Indigofera tinctoria on isoniazid hepatotoxicity < [Volume 23 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2003]

Phytochemical investivations of indigofera tinctoria linn leaves < [Volume 21 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 2002]

Switra and its treatment in veda < [Volume 15 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1995]

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Gastroprotective effect of Indigofera tinctoria extracts in rats < [2023: Volume 12, June issue 9]

Siddha drugs Silvisha Usidham and Puzhuvettu Thylam for alopecia. < [2019: Volume 8, September issue 10]

Ayurvedic view on palitya (graying hair) and medicinal plants used. < [2017: Volume 6, July issue 7]

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A review on the botanical sources and remedial measures for the adverse effects of bhallataka (semicarpus anacardium) in khagendra mani darpanam < [Volume 6, issue 5 (2018)]

Madhumehajanya Dusta Vrana - Ayurvedic management < [Volume 12, issue 2 (2024)]

Scientific review on Virechana Dravya (Purgative Drugs) of Charaka Samhita < [Volume 11, issue 11 (2023)]

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