This species has been used for cover and erosion control in coffee, oil palm, rubber, sisal, and tea plantations.1 Also, I. spicata was used formerly as forage for cattle, but it is no longer used for this purpose due to its observed CNS toxicity to animals, which may lead to death.1
The genus Indigofera, distributed worldwide, is the third largest genus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), comprising about 750 species.2 Members of this genus have been studied widely,resulting in the identification of alkaloids, flavonoids, and
rotenoid-type compounds.3−8