Common Andrographis Herb

Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Fujian, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi.

Stem is square, with may branches, 50~70cm long, enlarged joints; Brittle texture, easily to break. Singular opposing leaves, petiole short or nearly sessile; leaves are wrinkled and fragile, whole leaf is lanceolate or oval lanceolate shape after being flattened, 3~12cm long, 2~5cm wide, apex is gradually narrow, base is cunate, margin entire or light teethed; upper surface is green, lower surface is grayish-green, both sides area smooth. faint odor; very bitter taste.

Superior medicinal material is green and with many leaves.

Bitter; cold.

Clears heat, resolves toxin, cools the blood, disperse swelling, dry dampness. Apply to heat cold, throat swelling pain, mouth and tongue ulcers, pertussis and over-strained cough, diarrhea and dysentery, difficulty and pain in urination induced by pyretic stranguria, furuncle and ulcer, venomous snake bite.