Details of Plants:Andrographis paniculata

Plant details

Family: Acanthaceae
Phytochemicals

14-Deoxy-11- Dehydroandrographo-Lide
Andrographine
Andrographolide
Neoandrographolide
Panicoline
Paniculide A
Paniculide B
Paniculide C
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Mizoram
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: Boner kalomegh
Mizoram: Hnahkhapui
Manipur: Vubati
Arunachal Pradesh: Chiraitateeta
Ailments cured

Ulcerative colitis
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Jaundice
Malarial Fever
Rheumatism
Stomachache
Plant parts used and methods

whole plant: Extract taken orally
Leaves: Extract taken orally
Plant References

Perme. N; et al. Medicinal Plants in Traditional Use at Arunachal Pradesh; India; International Journal of Phytopharmacy; Vol. 5 (5); 86-98; 2015.

Meetei. S. Y; Singh. P. K; Survey for Medicinal Plants of Thoubal District, Manipur. Flora and Fauna 13 (2) 355-358, 2007.

Bora. U; et al. Medicinal Plants used by the People of Northeast India for Curing Malaria, Phytotherapy Research, 21, 800-804, 2007.

Kabir et al. A survey of medicinal plants used by the Deb barma clan of the Tripura tribe of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:19, 2014.

Phytochemical References

Roy, S; et al. Phytochemical analysis of Andrographis paniculata extract and its antimicrobial activity. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 26.1: 85-91, 2010.

Perme, N; et al., Medicinal plants in traditional use at Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Phytopharmacy 5.5: 86-98, 2015.