Andrographis Extract

Introduction Of Andrographis Extract

Andrographis paniculata, Chinese medicine name. It is also known as spring lotus and autumn willow, Yimingxi, eleuthero lotus, bitter gall grass, golden herb, golden ear hook, Indian grass, bitter grass and so on. Annual herb, 4 to 8 centimeters long, 1 to 2.5 centimeters wide. Medicinal plant, bitter flavor, cold nature. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, anti-inflammatory, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Commonly used in cold and fever, sore throat, mouth and tongue sores, coughing and coughing, diarrhea and dysentery, fever and astringent pain, carbuncle sores, snake and insect bites.

The source of the extract is the dried above-ground part of the plant in irregular segments. The stem is square and cylindrical, with slightly expanded nodes. The cut surface is uneven, with white-like pith. Leaf blades are crumpled or broken, and the intact ones are lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate after spreading, apex acuminate, base cuneate and decurrent, entire or undulate; the upper surface is green, the lower surface is gray-green, and both surfaces are smooth. The odor is slight, and the taste is very bitter.

Function Of Andrographis Extract

Andrographis Extract can inhibit the increase of capillary permeability, exudation and edema in the early stage of inflammation caused by a variety of inflammatory agents, but it has no significant effect on the proliferation of granulation tissue in the late stage of inflammation. A variety of semi-synthetic Andrographis Extract injections derived from Andrographis lactone also have varying degrees of anti-inflammatory effects, with Andrographis lactone sulfonate and dehydrated Andrographis lactone hemisuccinate having the strongest effects.