Andrographis Paniculata Nees - A Traditional High Value Medicinal Plant
Arbind Kumar Sai
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh - 494441, India
Lokesh Kumar Tinde*
Dept. of Agricultural Extension, BCKV, Nadia, Mohanpur (W.B.) - 741235, India
Subhendu Roy
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh - 494441, India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Andrographis paniculata, Traditional uses, Pharmacology
Abstract
Andrographis paniculata Nees (Acanthaceae), also known as ‘Bhuin Neem’, is one among the prioritized medicinal plants traditionally used in treatment of dengue fever, chronic constipation, liver disease, indigestion, abdominal gas and low appetite, diarrhea, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, allergies, skin disease as well as against snake bite and agricultural uses etc. The plant is widely used in Ayurvedic and homeopathic systems of medicines. Because of its overexploitation in forest regions for medicinal use, it has become an endangered plant. Recently its population is very scanty in nature, so its ex-situ and in-situ conservation is necessary.
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