Indigo Naturalis (青黛) Comes from Blue, but it Excels Blue

Indigo naturalis (青黛) is also called “indigo flower,” “bright cyan,” and “cyan clam powder.” The alias “indigo flower” shows its complex progress about producing dyes. The alias “bright cyan” vividly displays the visual characteristics of indigo naturalis. Its another alias “cyan clam powder” implie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tianwen Yao, Baican Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Chinese Medicine and Culture
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Online Access:http://www.cmaconweb.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9627;year=2019;volume=2;issue=2;spage=80;epage=83;aulast=Yao