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- Common Andrographis Herb
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- Andrographis Herba
| Medicinal Group | Heat-clearing and detoxicating medicinal |
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| Source | Dried aerial part of Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees (Fam. Acanthaceae) |
| Nature and Flavors | bitter; cold |
| Meridian Affinity | Heart, Lung, Large intestine, Bladder |
| Actions | To remove heat toxin, cool the blood, and reduce swelling |
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Indications
Influenza with fever, sore throat, ulcers in the mouth or on the tongue; acute or chronic cough; colitis, dysentery; urinary infection with difficult painful urination; carbuncles, sores, venomous snake bite
Research Findings
- The effect of a standardized extract (SHA-10) of Andrographis paniculata fixed combination (Kan jang) in the treatment of uncomplicated upper-respiratory tract infections showed significantly positive. [4]
- Andrographis paniculata is one of the heat-clearing Chinese herbs with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. [5]
Cautions
In some cases, vomiting occured after taking decoction of the herb. Contraindicated in deficiency-cold in the spleen
Report on adverse effect
Large oral doses of Herba Andrographitis may cause gastric discomfort, vomiting and loss of appetite [1]
Anaphylactic reactions may occur if the crude drug extract is injected [2]
Two cases of urticaria have been reported [3]
Reference
Reference
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Chang HM, But PPH, eds. Pharmacology and applications of Chinese materia medica. Vol. 1. Singapore, World Scientific, 1986: 918–928\
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Yin XJ et al. A study on the mutagenicity of 102 raw pharmaceuticals used in Chinese traditional medicine. Mutation Research, 1991, 260:73–82.
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Melchior J et al. Controlled clinical study of standardized Andrographis paniculata extract in common cold—a pilot trial. Phytomedicine, 1997, 3:315–318.
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Melchior J, Spasov AA, Ostrovskij OV, Bulanov AE, Wikman G. (2000). Double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot and phase III study of activity of standardized Andrographis paniculata Herba Nees extract fixed combination (Kan jang) in the treatment of uncomplicated upper-respiratory tract infection. Phytomedicine. , 7(5):341-50.
- Muluye RA, Bian Y, Alemu PN. (2014). Anti-inflammatory and Antimicrobial Effects of Heat-Clearing Chinese Herbs: A Current Review. J Tradit Complement Med. , 4(2):93-8. doi: 10.4103/2225-4110.126635.
