Isatis
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Other Names: Ban Lan Gen, Ban Lang Gen, Chinese Indigo, Da Qing Ye, Da Quing Ye, Dyer's Woad, Farberwaid (Färberwaid), Folium Isatidis, Genêt des Teinturiers, Guède, Hierba Pastel, Indigo, Indigo Naturalis, Indigo Woad, Isatis indigotica, Isatis tinctoria, Pastel des Teinturiers, Qing Dai, Quing Dai, Radix Isatidis, Woad.
Isatis is an herb. The dried leaf and root have been used as medicine since ancient times. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ban Lang Gen refers to the isatis root. Da Qing Ye refers to the leaf.
Special Precautions of Isatis
- Pregnancy and breast -feeding: Not enough is known about the use of isatis during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
- Aspirinallergy: Isatis contains chemicals that are similar to the chemicals in aspirin. There is a concern that isatis might trigger an asthma attack or an allergic reaction in people who are allergic to aspirin.
The benefits of Isatis are
- Common Cold and other infections of the nose, throat, and sinuses
- Psoriasis. There is one report suggesting that an ointment containing isatis plus phellodendron and Baikal skullcap improved psoriasis in an 8-year-old boy after usual treatments didn’t help.
- Prostate cancer.
- Upper respiratory infections.
- Swelling (inflammation) in the brain.
- Hepatitis.
- Lung infections.
- Diarrhea.
- HIV.
