Crossword clues for isatis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Isatis \I"sa*tis\ (?; 277), n. [L., a kind of plant, Gr. ? woad.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.
Wikipedia
Isatis is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia. The genus includes woad (Isatis tinctoria).
In China, the root is made into a medicinal tea commonly called [bǎn lán gēn (Pinyin) (Traditional Chinese 板藍根) (Simplified Chinese 板蓝根)]. Isatis is a very uncommon plant that is made into tea.
"It Clears Heat, Expels Toxins, Benefits the Throat, Reduces Swelling, Invigorates the Blood and is used for conditions such as wind-heat, epidemic toxins and seasonal toxic pathogens presenting with swollen, painful, sore throat, ulcerated throat, high fever, mumps, red and swollen eyes and ears, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, abscesses, boils, carbuncles, furuncles."
Ingredients: Radix Isatidix ( bǎn lán gēn )
Dosage & Usage: Mix the contents of 1 packet in hot water, take as needed.
Caution: Use with caution in hemorrhagic disorders or with patients on anti-coagulant therapy.
It is also an ingredient in Gan mao ling [gǎn mào líng (Pinyin) (Traditional Chinese 感冒靈) (Simplified Chinese 感冒灵)]
Usage examples of "isatis".
This plant, known as Isatis tinctoria, is still grown in France and Flanders.
It gave him particular pleasure to make the acquaintance of woad, the isatis tinctoria, from the juice of which a dark blue could be extracted.