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"Kalmegh" Andrographis Paniculata: Botanical Name

Andrographis paniculata, commonly known as Kalmegh, is an herbaceous annual plant used in Ayurvedic and traditional medicine. It grows up to 1 meter high with lanceolate leaves and terminal or axillary panicle inflorescences. The dried aerial parts are used medicinally and contain diterpene lactones such as andrographolide as the major active constituents. Kalmegh has therapeutic uses for sinusitis, urinary disorders, diarrhea, coughs, fevers, tuberculosis, snake bites, hepatitis, mouth ulcers, and carbuncles.

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"Kalmegh" Andrographis Paniculata: Botanical Name

Andrographis paniculata, commonly known as Kalmegh, is an herbaceous annual plant used in Ayurvedic and traditional medicine. It grows up to 1 meter high with lanceolate leaves and terminal or axillary panicle inflorescences. The dried aerial parts are used medicinally and contain diterpene lactones such as andrographolide as the major active constituents. Kalmegh has therapeutic uses for sinusitis, urinary disorders, diarrhea, coughs, fevers, tuberculosis, snake bites, hepatitis, mouth ulcers, and carbuncles.

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“Kalmegh”
Andrographis paniculata

Botanical Name:  
Andrographis paniculata

Herba Andrographidis consists of the dried aerial parts of Andrographis


paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees, Family Acanthaceae

Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages


Sanskrit: Bhunimbaha, Kalamegha, Kirata, Kiratatikta, Mahatikta,
Yavatikta
Assamese: Kalmegh
Bengali: Kalmegh
English: Kariyat
Kannada: Hasi Kiriyaatha, Kaala Megha, Kreata, Nela Baevu, Nela Beru,
Nela-Bevinagida
Malayalam: Cara-Caniram, Kiriyat, Kiriyatta, Kiriyattu, Nalaveppu, Nila-
Veppa, Nilavaepu, Nilaveppu
Marathi: Kirayatem, Olenkiraayath, Olenkirayat, Paale Kiraayath,
Vhadlem
Oriya: Hnakhapui, Bhuyinimba
Tamil: Anarivempucceti, Anariyam, Kommattimarikam, Koritalai
Telugu: Karivaemu, Nela Vemu, Nelavaemu, Nelavemu, Velavemu

Botanical description:
A herbaceous annual, erect, up to 1m high; stem acutely quadrangular,
much branched. Leaves simple, opposite, lanceolate, glabrous, 2–12 cm
long, 1–3 cm wide; apex acute; margin entire, slightly undulate, upper
leaves often bractiform; petiole short. In orescence patent, terminal
and axillary in panicle, 10–30 mm long; bract small; pedicel short.

Parts used:
Dried aerial parts

Major chemical constituent:


The major constituents are diterpene lactones (free and in glycosidic
forms including andrographolide, deoxyandrographolide, 11,12-
didehydro-14-deoxyandrographolide, neoandrographolide,
andrographiside, deoxyandrographiside and andropanoside

Therapeutic uses:
• Sinusitis (Suryavarta)
• urinary disorders (Prameha and Mutramarga Roga)
• Diarrhoea (Atisara)
• Coughs (Kasa)
• Dyspepsia (Ajirna)
• Fevers (Jvara)
• Tuberculosis (Rajayaksma)
• Snake bites (Sarpadansha)
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• HepatitisMumbai,
(Kumbhakamala)
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• Mouth ulcer (Mukhapaka)
• Carbuncle (Pidaka)
 

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