Isatis glauca iconia (Isatis glauca iconia)
Description
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 [b-n l-n g-n (Pinyin) (Traditional Chinese ---; Simplified Chinese ---)]. 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."
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Brassicales
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Family: Brassicaceae
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Genus: Isatis
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