Description

Isatis indigotica is an important medicinal plant in China. Its dried leaves and roots (called Isatidis Folium and Isatidis Radix, respectively) are broadly used in traditional Chinese medicine for curing diseases caused by bacteria and viruses such as influenza and viral pneumonia.

Scientific classitication

Family: Brassicaceae

Genus: Isatis

Common Name

Song Lan

Reference

Kang, M., Wu, H., Yang, Q., Huang, L., Hu, Q., Ma, T., ... & Liu, J. (2020). A chromosome-scale genome assembly of Isatis indigotica, an important medicinal plant used in traditional Chinese medicine. Horticulture Research, 7(1), 1-10.