Indigo | Iris
Florentina | Ivy |
Note: This
information is not intended as medical advice, and should not be
relied upon as a substitute for consultation with your doctor who
is familiar with your medical needs. Indigo (Indigofera
sumatrana).
A plant cultivated in the Far East for many centuries, important for its
purple dye which is resistant to fading.
Major commercial cultivation in India until the turn of the century when development
of synthetic alternative caused economic crisis.
Back To Index Iris Florentina (Iris florentina) (Orris Root).
Flowers white with blue veins outer divisions fringed with yellow. Sword-like
leaves from base, erect stem.
Comes from Mediterranean, but often cultivated in cooler climates.
Orris root is in fact the root-stock, commercial production is centred in Florence.
Medicinal use of root for treatment of dropsy and similar problems. Sometimes
used for sore throats and coughs.
Also used in making pomanders.
Back To Index Ivy (Hedera Helix).
Evergreen climber common everywhere.
Leaves vary in shape. Trunk may reach 30 cm in diameter after long growth.
Medicinal use of leaves once made as wash for sores, burns etc. Leaves may
cause dermatitis.
Also thought to break down red blood corpuscles.
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