Safflower sleeve

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

baptisia tinctoria; wild indigo

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The dyer's pod, a butterfly plant, is originally native to North America and Canada. The plant is now also cultivated in Central Europe.

The dyer's husk grows preferably in dry, sandy or clayey soils. It reaches a growth height of up to 90 cm. The leaves are dark green and similar in shape to cloverleaves. The main flowering period of the yellow flowering plant is from April to May. The roots of the dyer's pod are dark brown to black in colour and comparatively short.

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The dyer's pod is the parent plant of Baptisiae tinctoriae radix of the dyer's pod root, which is used as an immunostimulant.

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles