WorldFloraDB - Andrographis paniculata

Characteristics

Herbs to 50 cm tall, annual, much branched. Stems 4-angled, glabrous. Petiole 0.3-1 cm; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate, lanceolate, or narrowly elliptic, 1.5-7 × 1-2.5 cm, both surfaces glabrous, abaxially pale green, adaxially green, secondary veins 3-5 on each side of midvein, base attenuate and decurrent onto petiole, margin entire, apex acute to shortly acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, leafy panicles of secund racemes; rachis glabrous to sparsely pubescent; bracts triangular to subulate, 1-1.5 mm; bracteoles linear to subulate, 1-1.5 mm. Pedicel 2-9 mm, sparsely pubescent with gland-tipped and non-glandular trichomes (gland-tipped pubescent). Calyx 2.5-3 mm, outside glabrous or gland-tipped pubescent, lobes subulate. Corolla white, 0.9-1.5 cm, outside gland-tipped pubescent; tube basally funnelform for 4-8 mm; lower lip with purple dots, 5-7 mm, erect, lobes ca. 3 mm; upper lip 5-7 mm, reflexed, 2-lobed, lobes ca. 1 mm. Stamens exserted from corolla tube. Style 6-10 mm, sparsely pilose toward base. Capsule ellipsoid-compressed, 1.5-2 × 0.3-0.4 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent with gland-tipped trichomes, ca. 12-seeded. Seeds ca. 2 × 1.5 mm, rugose. Fl. and fr. throughout year. 2n = 50.

More

A herb. It grows 50 cm tall. It grows each year from seed. The stems are 4 angled and much branched. The leaves are oval and 2-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pale green underneath. The flowers are at the top of the plant. They are tube shaped. They are white and there are purple dots on the lower lip.

Life form

Growth form

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

1.0

Mature height (meter)

0.8

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Village groves, roadsides, waste places, open sandy locations and fields, but also in monsoon and teak forest receiving only 10-20% of full light, at elevations from sea level to 1,600 metres.

More

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In XTBG Yunnan.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The shoots are normally mixed with other vegetables.

Uses	medicinal ornamental
Edible	leaves stems
Therapeutic use	Antipyretics (aerial part), Diarrhea (aerial part), Dysentery (aerial part), Dyspepsia (aerial part), Fever (aerial part), Hemorrhoids (aerial part), Jaundice (aerial part), Liver diseases (aerial part), Pruritus (aerial part), Skin diseases (aerial part), Urination disorders (aerial part), Wounds and injuries (aerial part), Jaundice (bark), Abdominal pain (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Aphrodisiacs (leaf), Appetite stimulants (leaf), Asthenia (leaf), Cholagogues and choleretics (leaf), Cholera (leaf), Constipation (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Eczema (leaf), Filariasis (leaf), Flatulence (leaf), Gastrointestinal diseases (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Liver failure (leaf), Lung diseases (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Menstruation disturbances (leaf), Neuralgia (leaf), Pyelonephritis (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Stomach diseases (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Anthelmintics (rhizome), Antipyretics (rhizome), Appetite stimulants (rhizome), Fever (rhizome), Abdominal pain (root), Anthelmintics (root), Antipyretics (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Bites and stings (root), Cholagogues and choleretics (root), Fever (root), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (root), Laxatives (root), Liver diseases (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Ulcer (root), Whooping cough (root), Contraceptive agents (stem), General tonic for rejuvenation (stem), Abscess (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Anthelminthic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bite(Dog) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Bugbite (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Detoxicant (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Enteritis (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Phthisis (unspecified), Pyelonephritis (unspecified), Splenitis (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tonsillitis (unspecified), Alexipharmic (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Gastritis (unspecified), Intestine (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Rabies (unspecified), Immunostimulant (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antipruritics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Asthenia (unspecified), Bites and stings (unspecified), Blood pressure regulation (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Contraceptive agents (unspecified), Convalescence (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Diarrhea, infantile (unspecified), Digestive system diseases (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Hematologic diseases (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Hepatitis, viral, human (unspecified), Hypohidrosis (unspecified), Influenza, human (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Lice infestations (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), Pruritus (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Scorpion stings (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Child health (unspecified), Antiperiodic (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Analgesics (whole plant), Anthelmintics (whole plant), Anti-bacterial agents (whole plant), Antidotes (whole plant), Antiparasitic agents (whole plant), Antipyretics (whole plant), Astringents (whole plant), Bronchitis (whole plant), Cholera (whole plant), Diabetes mellitus (whole plant), Diarrhea, infantile (whole plant), Digestive system diseases (whole plant), Dysentery (whole plant), Eczema (whole plant), Edema (whole plant), Fever (whole plant), Gonorrhea (whole plant), Hemorrhoids (whole plant), Influenza, human (whole plant), Jaundice (whole plant), Liver diseases (whole plant), Malaria (whole plant), Pruritus (whole plant), Snake bites (whole plant), Stomach diseases (whole plant), Thrombotic microangiopathies (whole plant), Typhoid fever (whole plant)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds, cuttings or stems that have developed roots.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	soaking
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	20 - 30
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-