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Indigofera tinctoria - Asita, Nili

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{{stub}}'''Asita, Nili''', Indigo, of which this species is a major source, has a very long history of use as a dye. Because of its fascinating deep blue colour, its great colour fastness to light and the wide range of colours obtained by combining it with other natural dyes, it has been called 'the king of dyes' and no other dye plants have had such a prominent place in as many civilizations as this genus.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Poisoning}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Bloating}}, {{Uses|Worm infestation}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Whole plant}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ajura, anjooraneeli, bangaali neeli, hennu neeli|ml=madhuparnnika, nilam, nili|sa=anjanakesika, asita, bhadra, bharavahi, neela, neelinee, nila, nilam, nilapushpika, shyamalika|ta=avuri, avuri ilai, nilam|te=aviri, konda nili|hi=neel, nil, nil-ka-jhar|en=Indigo}}
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==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
 
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
 
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|pinnate|alternate|leaflets opposite, 5-22 x 5-12 mm, elliptic to obovate, base and apex rounded, darkening on drying; stipules c. 2 mm long, subulate. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary spicate racemes|Reddish||Flowers 5-7 mm long, red; pedicels c. 1 mm long. Calyx 2-3 mm long, pubescent; lobes narrow lanceolate, acuminate. Petals reddish; standard c. 4 mm long, suborbicular. Ovary 8-12-ovuled, hairy.}}
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|2-3 cm long, c. 2 mm wide||linear, straight or slightly curved, 8-12-seeded.|}}
 
===Other features===
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
 
===Season to grow===
 
===Soil type===
 
 
===Propagation===
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
 
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/10/07/neelini-indigofera-tinctoria/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Indigofera+tinctoria]
* [https://www.indianmedicinalplants.info/herbs/index.php/978-indigofera-tinctoria]
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