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Andrographis

Andrographis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. They may be generally known as the false waterwillows, and several are called periyanagai.

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2
accepted species in GBIF
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Research across the genus Andrographis 5 articles

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

Ancient healing plants hold clues to fighting drug-resistant infections

Many of the herbs your grandmother might have grown for tea or tonics, like licorice root or barberry, contain compounds...

Andrographis medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Two natural compounds help a medicinal herb survive metal pollution

If you grow medicinal herbs or garden in soil with any history of industrial contamination, this shows a low-tech way to...

Andrographis paniculata phytoremediation / medicinal-plants

Gold nanoparticle-mediated elicitation enhances andrographolide biosynthesis via auxin signalling in optimized hairy root cultures of Andrographis paniculata.

Andrographis is the bitter herb behind some of the most widely sold immune supplements in health food stores, and this...

Andrographis medicinal-plants / plant-signaling

Blue light regulates terpenoid biosynthesis via jasmonic acid signaling in the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata.

It suggests that the healing potency of medicinal herbs you grow or buy could one day be enhanced simply by controlling the...

Andrographis plant-signaling / medicinal-plants

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