Andrographis paniculata is also known as Spring Lotus and Autumn Willow, Jianyi Xi, Elemental Lotus, Snake Sword and Bitter Grass. It is the whole grass or leaves of Andrographis paniculata of Acanthaceae. There are many plants in the warm area south of the Yangtze River. Bitter and cold. Into the lungs, stomach, large intestine and small intestine. Clearing away heat and toxic materials and eliminating dampness. 1. Treat bacillary dysentery, enteritis, pneumonia, common cold and fever, cough and sore throat, lung abscess, infectious hepatitis, cholecystitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease and conjunctivitis. Oral administration: decoct for 6-9g, and grind, 0.9-1.5g, 2-3 times a day. 2. Treat boils and carbuncles, erysipelas, snake and insect bites, and soup fire injuries. Pouring juice, coating, and decocting. This taste is extremely bitter. Excessive dosage can easily cause nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite, and intramuscular injection may also cause allergic reactions. Leaves contain andrographolide, deoxyandrographolide and neoandrographolide. Roots contain flavonoids, such as andrographis paniculata flavone glycoside, andrographis paniculata flavone, 3O methyl andrographis paniculata flavone, 5 hydroxy 7,8 dimethoxy flavone, etc. Andrographolide has obvious antipyretic effect on fever caused by bacterial endotoxin, and also has obvious anti-inflammatory and sedative effects, which may have adrenocorticotropic effect. In vitro, high concentration is needed to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, and new andrographolide has obvious curative effect on bacterial dysentery. Total flavonoids of andrographis paniculata has a certain protective effect on ischemic injury in animals with myocardial infarction.
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