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Go BackAndrographis paniculata
| BINOMIAL NAME | Andrographis paniculata |
| COMMON NAME | Green chiretta |
| FAMILY | Acanthaceae |
| HABIT | An erect annual herb |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem is often winged in the upper part, lanceolate, slender, petioles very small, Inflorescence is solitary or in axillary racemes,anther bearded at the base , pedicels very small ,bilipped,Ovary glabrous and when young slightly glandular - hairy .Seeds are yellow or deep - brown. |
| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES | ● Andrographis is frequently used for preventing and treating the common cold and flu (influenza). ● Some people use andrographis for sore throat, coughs, swollen tonsils, bronchitis, and allergies. ● The whole plant has been used for several applications such as anti-dote for snake-bite and poisonous stings of some insects. ● The leaf extract is a traditional remedy for the treatment of infectious disease, fever-causing diseases, colic pain, loss of appetite, irregular stools. |
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