All-Grass of Common Androgrphis; Common Andrographis Herb

Chuan Xin Lian

穿心莲

Herba Andrographis; Andrographis Herba

All-Grass of Common Androgrphis; Common Andrographis Herb

Bitter; Cold

Heart; Lung; Large Intestine; Bladder

Dried aerial parts

Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs

清热解毒药

1. to clear heat and release toxins; 2. to dry dampness

Infection of upper respiratory tract, fever, wind-heat common cold, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, tonsillitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung heat cough, pulmonary welling abscess, postlithotripsy urinary tract infection, warm disease fever, pertussis, swelling pain in throat, damp-heat jaundice, strangury syndrome, erysipelas, sore and welling abscess, eczema, poisonous snake bite.

1. bacteriostatic effect on staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa and proteus with 5%, 40% and 20% decoction respectively.2.its decoction promotes white cell phagocytosis in vitro.3. antipyretic: andrographolide lowers vaccine-induced fever in rab

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