Since ancient times Nilavembu (A. paniculata ) has been used as a traditional remedy for treating various ailments in Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in tribal medicine, Unani, Homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine. Commonly known as Kirayat in Hindi and as Andrographis or King of bitters in english. In Ayurveda it is called Kalmegh or Kalamegha, meaning “dark cloud”. Most vernacular names of Andrographis come from its…
