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The dyer's pod, a butterfly plant, formerly known as wild indigo, is originally native to North America and Canada. The plant is now also cultivated in Central Europe.
The dyer's legume prefers to grow on dry, sandy or clayey soils. It can reach a height of up to 90 - 100 cm. The leaves are dark green and resemble clover leaves in shape, turning black when they dry. The main flowering period of the yellow-flowered plant is from April to May. The 2 cm thick roots of the dyer's pod are dark brown to black in color and comparatively short, the flowers are arranged in clusters.
An extract from the root is used phytotherapeutically: Baptisiae tinctoriae radix
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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.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles