Botanical Index No. 1110

Wild Indigo

baptisia tinctoria

Medicinal Actions

Antidipsomanic, Antiinflammatory, Antileukemic, Antimelanomic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antitumor, Apoptotic, Choleretic, Depurative, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Estrogenic, Expectorant, Hepatotonic, Immunostimulant, Laxative, Leukoctyogenic, Phagocytotic, Tonic, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Adenopathy Alcoholism Amenorrhea Angina Bleeding Boil Bruise Cancer breast colon ovary stomach Catarrh Cholera Cold Confusion Constipation Cramp Diarrhea Diphtheria Dysentery Enterosis Felon Fever Flu Gastrosis Gingivosis Gonorrhea Head Cold Hemoptysis Hepatosis Immunodepression Infection Inflammation Influenza Leukemia Leukorrhea Lymphadenosis Lymphoma Malaria Mastosis Melanoma Mucososis Nephrosis Neuroblastoma Pharyngosis Proctosis Prolapse Respirosis Rheumatism Scarlet Fever Sore Sore Throat Sprain Stomatosis Swelling Tonsilosis Toothache Tumor Typhoid Typhus Vaginosis VD Vomiting Whitlow Wound

General Dosage

2–5 ml root tincture; 0.5–1 g root 3 ×/day. 2–5 ml root tincture; 0.5–1 g root 3 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2b, 2d. Not for long-term use except under supervision of a qualified practitioner. Contraindicated in pregnancy. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Large doses are potentially harmful and may induce cramps; mild intoxication with diarrhea, GI symptoms, nausea, and vomiting. Class 2b, 2d. Not for long-term use except under supervision of a qualified practitioner. Contraindicated in pregnancy. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Large doses are potentially harmful and may induce cramps; mild intoxication with diarrhea, GI symptoms, nausea, and vomiting.

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