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Latin name: Andrographis paniculata
Chinese Names: Chuan Xin Lian
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Andrographis
Part used: Stem and Leaf
Harvest season&©|65306; In Summer
History
Andrographis paniculata is widely used in Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medicine. The plant grows in waste grounds and prefers moist habitat. The herb is bitter in taste and has weak odor. The herb of Andrographis paniculata is an erect, annual and sometimes it assumes height of shrub also. In Ayurveda the drug has been described as antipyretic and hepatoprotective. Cold infusion of the drug is mentioned in Sushruta Samhita for fever and liver disorders. The plant has been used as a bitter tonic and a febrifuge. Recent research has thrown light on medicinal value of the plant.
The most active constituent and standardization is based on Andrographolide.whith was first isolated from Andrographis by Boorsma in 1896. In 1911, Corter identified this compound a Lactone.
Function
The herb is traditionally reported to possess astringent, anodyne, tonic and alexipharmic properties and is helpful in dysentery, cholera, diabetes, influenza, bronchitis, piles, gonorrhoea, hepatomegaly, skin disorders, fever and worm infestation. It is bitter, acrid, cooling, laxative, vulnerary, antiperiodic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, depurative, digestive and stomachic. It is useful in burning sensation, wounds, ulcers, chronic bronchitis, leprosy, pruritis, flatulence, colic and diarrhoea.
1. Hepatoprotective activity
Alcoholic extract of Andrographis paniculata was obtained by cold maceration. A dose of 300 mg/kg (1/6 of LD50) of the extract was selected to study hepatoprotective action against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage. The extract was found to be effective in preventing liver damage which was evident by morphological, biochemical and functional parameters.
Andrographolide from the herb Andrographis paniculata produces a significant dose (1.5-12 mg/kg) dependent choleretic effect (4.8-73%) as evidenced by increase in bile flow, bile sal |
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