The indigo plant is known in Traditional Chinese Medicine for being good for preventing colds.

蓝根是人熟知的一种药材，可以预防感冒。

So the blue and the white of an indigo tie-dye represent what is pure, open, and correct.

蓝根染出的蓝与白表白白、光明磊。

And this is down to indigo.

蓝根正是最主要的染料原料。

And the blue, borrowed from nature, becomes real with the indigo harvest of the End of Heat solar term.

而那一抹蓝则是从自然里借来的颜色，带着处暑里那片蓝根叶的灵魂。

Here, the indigo plant has matured, and people come out to greet its fields of blue.

这里因为蓝根的成熟成了一片蓝色的海洋。

Indigo paste goes through the holes in the template and seeps into the cloth, giving it the mark of Bai tie-dye.

蓝根染浆通过模的锥眼渗透在布料上，呈现出一块白族扎染布最初的模样。

Every End of Heat solar term, after harvesting and picking indigo leaves, the mature stems and leaves are collected in a pine container, mixed with water and lime, and soaked.

每年处暑，经过收割挑拣的成熟蓝根茎叶，被置于松木缸内与水、石灰一起漫泡。