Cactus Botanics Launches New Immune Health Ingredient

Cactus Botanics (Shanghai) has launched Isatis indigotica powder extract, an ingredient used in traditional Chinese medicine for immune health, especially for support against symptoms stemming from viral conditions. A flowering plant of the Brassicaceae family, the ingredient is also commonly called dyer’s woad, or woad.

Cactus Botanics points to a 2012 study published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, titled “Antiviral Activity of Isatis indigotica extract and its derived indirubin against Japanese encephalitis virus,” which found indirubin exhibits multiple immunomodulatory and antiviral effects.