Botanical Index No. 317

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andrographis paniculata

Medicinal Actions

Adrenocortical Stimulant, Alterative, Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antiaggregant, Antiandrogenic, Antiatherosclerotic, Antibacterial, Anti-HIV, Antifertility, Antiinflammatory, Antiischemic, Antileukemic, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antiradicular, Antiseptic, Antiserotonin, Antispermatogenic, Antityphoid, Antiulcer, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Contraceptive, Depurative, Fibrinolytic, Fungicide, Hepatoprotective, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Phagocytotic, Stomachic, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Adaptogen Bitter Anorexia Atherosclerosis Bacteria Bronchosis Cachexia Cardiopathy Cholera Cold Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dog Bite Dysentery Dyspepsia Enterosis Escherichia Fever Flu Fungus Gonorrhea Hemorrhoid Hepatosis High Blood Pressure HIV Hyperglycemia Immunodepression Infection Inflammation Ischemia Itch Jaundice Leprosy Leptospirosis Leukemia Malaria Mycosis Nephrosis Pain Pharyngosis Pyelonephrosis Respirosis Restenosis Salmonella Sinusosis Snakebite Sore Sore Throat Splenosis Stenosis Swelling Syphilis Tonsilosis Tuberculosis Ulcer UTI Vitiligo Worm

General Dosage

1.5–6 g dry herb/day or 3–12 ml fluid extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2b; large oral doses may cause GI distress, anorexia, and emesis. Contraindicated in pregnancy. Urticaria is a rare side effect. Andrographolides LD50 = 13,400–40,000 mg/kg orl.

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