Blue Thistle Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata)
蓝蓟穿心莲lán jì chuān xīn liánLanjichuanxinlian
Andrographis paniculata · Plant
4
Indications
8
With studies in people
Cautions
Contraindicated in pregnancy; may affect fertility.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Blue Thistle Andrographis for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diarrhea SyndromeFever SyndromeHepatitis SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Blue Thistle Andrographis does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit Immune AntimicrobialBenefit LiverBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Andrographis paniculata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant181 records, 40 in people
- Benefit Immune Antimicrobial67 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Liver164 records, 62 in people
- Benefit Respiratory101 records, 51 in people
- Diarrhea Syndrome23 records, 12 in people
- Fever Syndrome46 records, 16 in people
- Hepatitis Syndrome19 records, 8 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome351 records, 128 in people