This tincture of Isatis (indigota) leaf is made with dried leaves.

SUGGESTED USE:
30-120 drops, 6-10 times per day in juice or water. CAUTION: not for long-term use.

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

Certified Organic Gluten Free cane alcohol, USP pharmaceutical grade glycerin, ultrafiltered water.

CONCENTRATION:
1:5, 25% Alcohol

CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Do not use isatis for more than three weeks at a time. Long-term use can deplete the body of friendly intestinal flora, weaken digestion, and cause internal coldness. There are some reports of isatis causing nausea. Do not use in cases of general weakness.

HOW TO MEASURE OUR TINCTURES: 

Suggested doses are given in drops. However, for easy dosing, you may want to use the guidelines below:

Droppers: If a dropper were immersed in a tincture bottle and the bulb squeezed twice, the number of drops in the pipette for most given tinctures will be approximately 30 drops.

Note: These are only averages. More viscous (thicker) tinctures will produce fewer, and bigger, drops.

Teaspoons: There are approximately 120 drops in 1 teaspoon (approximately 4 droppersful).

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Family

Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family)

Etymology

Isatis the genus and common name is a Greek term denoting a plant producing a dark dye. Tinctoria, the species name, derives from the Latin tingere, "to tinge," in reference to this plant being a source of a blue dye.  

Range of Appearance

Isatis is a biennial or perennial native to Eurasia that grows in moist, alkaline soil in full sun to partial shade. The first year it bears a rosette of leaves; in its second year it produces a stem of about 2 feet in height bearing small, four-petaled, hermaphroditic yellow flowers. The leaves are pointed and oblong. The seed capsules turn black when ripe. Isatis is widely naturalized in North America and is considered a noxious weed in many regions.

Parts Used

Root (primarily), leaf

Physiological Effects

Alterative, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, febrifuge

Culinary Uses

The root is not generally considered edible. The leaves can be consumed but are very bitter; they are best if soaked first and rinsed.

Other Uses

After a double-fermentation process, the aboveground portions of the plant produce a blue dye, which was used in ancient times, among other purposes, by peoples of Britain to dye their bodies blue in order to present a terrifying appearance to their enemies in battle. The dye is still in use today, though for tamer purposes, such as to enhance indigo dyes and to dye cotton a dark blue.

Constituents

Arginine, glutamine, proline, tyrosine, polysaccharides, sitosterol, isatin, pigments (indirubin), resin

Plant details were provided by iPlant by Brigitte Mars.

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