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As aboriginal sources of medications, medicinal plants are used from the ancient times. Andrographis paniculata is one of the highly used potential medicinal plants in the world. This plant is traditionally used for the treatment of common cold, diarrhoea, fever due to several infective cause, jaundice, as a health tonic for the liver and cardiovascular health, and as an antioxidant. It is also used to improve sexual dysfunctions and serve as a contraceptive. All parts of this plant are used to

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We proved that Andrographis paniculata is one of the potential sources of medications through discussing the enthnomedicinal uses and pharmacological properties.

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This page is a summary of: Andrographis paniculata(Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees: A Review of Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology, The Scientific World JOURNAL, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation,
DOI: 10.1155/2014/274905.
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