Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Andrographis echioides
Scientific Name and Description
Andrographis echioides
Indoneesiella echioides (L.) SREEM.
Indoneesiella echioides (L.) SREEM.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Andrographis echioides NEES
Indoneesiella echicides L.
Indoneesiella echicides L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | goondlu, Kanchanar |
| Kannada | godhi barsana, Nelabevu |
| Malayalam | pee-tumba, Nilavembu |
| Marathi | ranakimani, Kanchanar |
| Tamil | gopuram langi, gopuram tangi, kerutavakananputu, kopuram tanki, kopurantanki, peyttumpai, pittumpai, tanki 2 , Nilavembu |
| Telugu | aaku pootha, chalava puri kaada, gorre chemidi, Nela Veja |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Andrographis echioides (L.) Nees Herb Whole plant, Leaves Fevers; cuts and wounds; liver disease; snake bite; anthelmintic; itch; bronchitis; hair fall General Jayanthi et al. 2012, Kumar et al. 2007, Shanmugam et al. 2012
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Jayanthi et al. 2012
Kumar et al. 2007
Shanmugam et al. 2012
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)