For millennia, fresh cut Indigofera tinctorum was beaten with water and lime to yield the blue dye known as indigo. This is the indigo of the American flag field of stars. It is the signature color of ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Indigo; the natural dye that’s history is as vibrant as it’s color. It’s roots run globally from countries in Africa, Asia, and right here in South Carolina. The John’s Island ...

Of the numerous well wishes former President Jimmy Carter will receive this week for his 96th birthday, some of the most unique will come from the music community. A series of artists, including Eddie ...

In this image from video, Yoshiko Ogura, 73, holds fermented indigo leaves she grows at her studio for making organic indigo dye in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 20, ...

Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue false indigo or blue wild indigo, is shown in a stock photo. Blue wild indigo is one of two perennial plants that the Kandiyohi County Master Gardeners will ...

A heartwarming moment in a blooming backyard is capturing attention online and from local pollinators. In a post to the r/NativePlantGardening subreddit, one Reddit user shared a 30-second clip of ...

Indigo naturalis, a dark blue plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, appears to be effective in treating psoriasis, a study in Taiwan has found. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease for which no ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MINAMISOMA, Japan (AP) — Because of ...

In this image from video, Kiyoko Mori, 65, the head of indigo dye group called Japan Blue, points out at one of displayed indigo dyed artwork at a community center where residents evacuated when the ...

MINAMISOMA, Japan — Because of radiation released by the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster a decade ago, farmers in nearby Minamisoma weren’t allowed to grow crops for two years. After the restriction ...