Andrographis 蛇子草, 穿心莲
Latin Name:Andrographis paniculata(Burm. f.)Nees
English Name:Common Andrographis
Family & Genus:Acanthaceae, Andrographis
Part Used:Aboveground parts
Properties:Bitter,cold.
Functions:
- Clearing heat and detoxifying
- Cooling the blood and dispersing swelling
- Cold and pyrexia
- Furuncle and ulcer
- Venomous snake bite
- Diarrhea and dysentery
- Mouth and tongue ulcers
- Swelling and pain in the throat
- Pertussis and over-strained cough
- Difficulty and pain in urination induced by pyretic stranguria