Andrographis, Chuan Xin Lian 穿心莲 Indian GentianKalmegha (Ayurveda)Kiryat (Unani)Rgya Tig  རྒྱ་ཏིག  (Tibetan)Chuan Xin Lian (TCM) Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1846) Andrographis paniculata(Photo by H. Zell) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Andrographis paniculata Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat, Resolves Damp: -Liver Fever; Bile Fever-Hepatitis, Jaundice-hot, painful, dribbling urine-Diarrhea; Dysentery; Ulcerative Colitis-Gonorrhea; Syphilis-Gout; Inflammation 2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: -various acute bacterial and viral infections-in Ayurveda it is used for complex Fever involving all 3 Dosas (Wind/Bile/Phlegm)-Sore Throat; Colds, Influenza; acute Cough from Lung heat-Upper Respiratory tract infection, Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Pneumonia-Malarial Fever; Cholera-Itchiness, skin diseases, Sores, Eczema, Leprosy-Tumors and Cancer; anti-cancer against Breast, Prostate, Colon, Liver, Esophageal, Nasophraynx and Leukemia; Anti-angiogenic and synergistic with and potentizes cancer cells to Flourouracil and Doxorubicin-Immuno-stimulatory-Rabid Dog bite; Snake Bite 3. Stimulates Digestion: -like other Bitters, small doses stimulate appetite, digestion, gastric motility and Liver function-indigestion, nausea, loss of appetite 4. Kills Worms: -adjunct for Worms 5. Externally: -applied to hot and painful inflammations-as a wash for hot, inflamed and itchy skin conditions-burns, scalds-venomous bites including Snake Bite Dose: Powder: 1–3 grams (up to 6 grams)Decoction: 3–9 grams (up to 15 grams)Cold, Fever, Heat-type Diarrhea, 1½ gram doses…

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