Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1846)
Botanical name:
Andrographis paniculata
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Andrographis paniculata
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
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Uses:
1. Clears Liver Heat, Resolves Damp:
-Liver Fever; Bile Fever
-Hepatitis, Jaundice
-hot, painful, dribbling urine
-Diarrhea; Dysentery; Ulcerative Colitis
-Gout; Inflammation
2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-various acute bacterial and viral infections
-in Ayurveda it is used for complex Fever involving all 3 Dosas (Wind/Bile/Phlegm)
-Sore Throat; Colds, Influenza; acute Cough from Lung heat
-Upper Respiratory tract infection, Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Pneumonia
-Itchiness, skin diseases, Sores, Eczema, Leprosy
3. Stimulates Digestion:
-like other Bitters, small doses stimulate appetite, digestion, gastric motility and Liver function
-indigestion, nausea, loss of appetite
4. Kills Worms:
-adjunct for Worms
5. Externally:
-applied to hot and painful inflammations
-as a wash for hot, inflamed and itchy skin conditions
-burns, scalds
-venomous bites including Snake Bite
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams (up to 6 grams)
Correctives
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 1–3 grams (up to 6 grams)
Correctives
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Fever:
i. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
ii. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
2. Heat of the Blood, Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
3. Cough from Lung heat:
i. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
ii. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
4. Lung Abscess:
i. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
ii. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
5. Dysentery, Amoebic Dysentery, Enteritis:
i. decoct 10–15 fresh leaves of Andrographis, then add Honey just before drinking (TCM)
ii. acute Dysentery, Gastroenteritis, ... available in PRO version
iii. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
iv. Andrographis, ... available in PRO version
6. Urinary tract Infections:
i. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
ii. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
7. Skin diseases from Heat/Bile:
i. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
ii. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
8. Weakness of the Immune system:
i. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
ii. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
9. Liver Heat and Toxin, Hepatoprotective:
i. Andrographis with ... available in PRO version
ii. Andrographis, ... available in PRO version
iii. Andrographis, ... available in PRO version
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Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in bleeding disorders.
3. Avoid in Hypotension.
4. It has demonstrated Anti-Fertility activity; avoid in Sterility or in those trying to conceive.
5. Large doses aggravate gastrointestinal tract and may induce vomiting.
Main Preparations used:
Powder, Tincture, Extract
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in bleeding disorders.
3. Avoid in Hypotension.
4. It has demonstrated Anti-Fertility activity; avoid in Sterility or in those trying to conceive.
5. Large doses aggravate gastrointestinal tract and may induce vomiting.
Main Preparations used:
Powder, Tincture, Extract
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(Last updated 9/2018)