Botanical name: Andrographis paniculata
Other name: Kalmegh
Kalmegh: Samen/seeds
Healing power:
- used to strengthen the heart,
- for cleansing the blood,
- it is used as antiphlogistic and
- works antibacterial,
- used to fight the cold,
- flu,
- upper respiratory infections,
- to boost the immune system,
- to help the body to battle infections,
- to protect the liver.
- It has got adaptogen-like properties,
- it battles against cancer,
- it is used as antioxidant.
In China and India it is used to treat
- hepatitis,
- throat infections,
- gastro intestinal complaints,
- herpes.
How to use:
The leaves
Description of the plant:
Andrographis is used in traditional Chinese medicine as well as in Ayurvedic medicine.
Kalmegh grows annual and reaches a height from 70 up to 80 cm.
The plant is very easy to handle as houseplant.
The location shoul be sunny to halfshady, the soil normal.
Propagation:
Start seeds from March indoors in pots or flats. They need a warm location and cannot withstand wet soil.
Ingredients:
Flavonoide (rutin, querzitrin, hyperosid), essential oil, rhodan, tanning agents, resins, hypericin, phlobaphene
