Woad or Glastum (Isatis tinctoria L.）歐洲菘藍 (新彊生眉草/烏斯瑪草或奧斯曼草)
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Woad or Glastum (Isatis tinctoria L.）seeds. 歐洲菘藍 (新彊生眉草/烏斯瑪草或奧斯曼草) 種子.
Woad or Glastum seeds germinate quickly. (Isatis tinctoria L.）歐洲菘藍 (新彊生眉草/烏斯瑪草或奧斯曼草)種子播下很快就會出芽.
Annual or biennial herb or dye. Very easy to grow in full sun location. Yellow flowers in summer. Propagate by seeds. Self seed easily and may become invasive weed. Stems and leaves are for indigo blue dye. Its roots is medicinal for treatment of cancer. In Xinjiang the local people uses the sap to rub on eyebrows for growing thicker hair. USDA Zones:4-8. Mature size:3′-4′(H) X1.5′-2′(W).
一年生或二年生草本植物. 耐寒. 用來當染料或草藥. 全日照. 非常容易栽種易成強勢雜草. 莖和葉可以做藍色的染料其根可入藥,稱為板藍根現有研究治療癌症. 新疆人則有使用葉的汁液以促生眉毛的習慣. 夏開黃色小花. 容易自行結子繁殖. 成熟株高3-4呎,寬幅1.5呎到2呎.
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