Indigofera trifoliata
StarIndigofera trifoliata
Synonyms: Anil trifoliata
Safety at a glance
No rule in our tables for this herb: pregnancy, breastfeeding, incompatible pairs (十八反 / 十九畏), herb–drug, dose ceiling. This is not a safety clearance.
Not graded — No toxicity grade is recorded. Most herbs in the catalogue carry none.
Traditionally used for
- Fertility & vitality
- Pain & joints
- Energy & fatigue
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Indian traditional medicine the mucilaginous seeds of Indigofera trifoliata are used as a nutritive tonic and restorative and are considered alterative, astringent and aphrodisiac, being employed in the treatment of rheumatism and leucorrhoea (Useful Tropical Plants, citing 19th-century Indian materia medica and Indian medicinal-plant glossaries).
Botanical Description
Indigofera trifoliata, the three-leaved indigo, is a small, slender annual or short-lived perennial herb in the Fabaceae widely distributed across tropical Africa, India and southern Asia. It has prostrate to ascending wiry stems bearing small, characteristically three-foliolate (trifoliate) leaves, distinguishing it from the many pinnate-leaved members of the genus. Tiny reddish to pink pea-flowers are borne in short axillary clusters and give rise to slender, straight, several-seeded pods. The mucilaginous seeds are notable. It grows in open grassland, fallow fields, sandy soils and disturbed ground, often as a weed of cultivation. In India it is widely distributed across many states and has a documented place in indigenous plant-medicine compendia.
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