| Botanical Name | Andrographis paniculata |
| Common Name | Kalmegh |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Part-Used | Whole Plant |
Description:
Widely distributed throughout the plains of India from uttar Pradesh to Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Active Compounds:
Kalmegh contains bitter principles andrographolide, a bicyclic diterpenoid lactone and Kalmeghin (upto 2.5%).
Medicinal Properties:
According to Ayurveda the plant is bitter, acrid, cooling, laxative, vulnerary, antipyretic, antiperiodic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, depurative, soporific, anthelmintic, and digestive.
Uses:
useful in hyperdispsia, buring sensation, wounds, ulcers, chronic fever, malarial and intermittent fevers, inflammations, cough, bronchitis, skin diseases, leprosy, colic, flatulence, diarrhoea, dysentery, haemorrhoids etc.
