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ISSN (Online) : 2277-4572

A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PROSPECTIVES OF ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA NEES

Abstract

Author(s): Dhiman Anju, Goyal Jugnu, Sharma Kavita, Nanda Arun, Dhiman Sandeep

Andrographis paniculata Nees (Acanthacae) is a widely used medicinal plant in China, India, and South Asia. It contains andrographolide as major constituent
which impart bitter taste of this herb. Other constituents include 14-deoxy-12-methoxyandrographolide, 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide, 14-
deoxyandrographolide. It is used in various ailments like throat infections, dysentery, cancer, hepatotoxicity, cough, cold, headache, edema, pain conditions,
inflammation and muscular pain, arthritis, rheumatism, fibro myalgia, multiple sclerosis, depression, diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, candida, lupus, diabetes,
piles, fevers, fatigue, hepatitis, herpes, leprosy, loss of appetite, swollen lymph nodes and other lymphatic conditions, jaundice, malaria, dyspepsia, dermatitis,
eczema, burns, pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis, chicken pox, mumps, sluggish liver, spleen, kidneys and adrenal glands, sleeplessness, vaginitis, &
constipation. The present review is an attempt to provide recent update on phytochemical and pharmacological profile of A. paniculata along with its toxicity
and contraindications status.

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