Andrographis is an annual plant. It grows to between 1.5 feet to 3.5 feet tall. It has many branches upon which slender green leaves and clusters of small white flowers grow.

It grows abundantly throughout southeastern Asia. It is clutivated in China and Thailand.

It is a hardy plant that can grow in extremely poor soil conditions including soil with high aluminum, copper and zinc content: India (and Sri Lanka), Pakistan and Indonesia

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Andrographis has long been used in traditional Indian and Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the most common reported uses were for digestive problems (as is the case with most non-toxic bitter herbs such as andrographis), snakebite, and infections ranging from malaria to dysentery. Interestingly, some of these uses have been validated by modern scientific research.

Although the roots were sometimes used in TCM, the leaves and flowers are now more commonly used.  Several double-blind clinical trials have found that andrographis can help reduce symptom severity in people with common colds.^1-4

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