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Polygonum tinctorium

Polygonum tinctorium

Polygonum tinctorium Ait.
Engl.: Chinese-indigo, polygonum-indigo.
Deu.: Färberknöterich.
TCM: liao lan.

Indigo.—Indigo.

Botanical name: 
Isatis tinctoria
Indigofera
Crescentia cujete
Gymnema inodorum
Indigofera articulata
Indigofera suffruticosa
Indigofera tinctoria
Isatis lusitanica
Polygonum tinctorium
Tephrosia purpurea
Wrightia tinctoria

Classic texts: King's 1898.

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Bistort

Botanical name: 
Bistorta major
Fagopyrum esculentum
Fallopia dumetorum
Fallopia japonica
Ilex aquifolium
Polygonum amphibium
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum barbatum
Polygonum hydropiper
Polygonum persicaria
Polygonum punctatum
Polygonum tinctorium

Classic texts: USDisp 1918.

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