Andrographis: An ayurvedic remedy with amazing potentials:)

Hello all

I have discovered an ayurvedic herb that is great for colds and flu and the immune system amongst other things.
Below is a link you can check out and below that is a list of what it does:

http://www.thehealthierlife.co.uk/natural-remedies/herbs/andrographis-paniculata-00054.html

Medicinal Properties: According to Ayurveda the
plant
is bitter, acrid, cooling, laxative, vulnerary, antipyretic,
antiperiodic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, depurative, soporific,
anthelmintic, digestive and useful in hyperdispsia, buring sensation,
wounds, ulcers, chronic fever, malarial and intermittent fevers,
inflammations, cough, bronchitis, skin diseases, leprosy, colic,
flatulence, diarrhoea, dysentery, haemorrhoids etc. Kalmegh is also a
reputed Homoeopathic drug. In Bengal (India), household medicine known
as "Alui" is prepared from fresh leaves and is given to children
suffering from stomach complaints. Recent experimental finding indicated
that Kalmegh is having antityphoid and antibiotic properties. It has
been proved to be hepatopratective drug.

I bought some last year and used some when I felt the cold symptoms coming on and did it work or what?

It is rather bitter in taste and the taste does stay in your mouth for some time but you can buy it in tablet forms-Neals Yard does the tincture. But if you're afraid of bitterness then Pukka herbs do tablet forms.

I hope that this is of use to someone

Love and light.
S. xxx

Hi Sacred -Star, thank you for this i'm considering trying it, I do feel I have to add something I found near the bottom of the article though I hope you don't mind.

What to take for best results
The suggested dosage for andrographis is 400mg twice a day (for up to 10 days). Although andrographis has been found to be safe in humans, animal studies suggest it may impair fertility. Safety in young children and pregnant or nursing women has not yet been established.

Violet wrote:Hi Sacred -Star, thank you for this i'm considering trying it, I do feel I have to add something I found near the bottom of the article though I hope you don't mind.

What to take for best results
The suggested dosage for andrographis is 400mg twice a day (for up to 10 days). Although andrographis has been found to be safe in humans, animal studies suggest it may impair fertility. Safety in young children and pregnant or nursing women has not yet been established.

Yes it still needs to be tested more throughly and I would not give it to children until there is more solid evidence to support its safety for them.
They recommend 25 drops of the tincture to be taken three times a day but I only take 25 drops once a day and in the evening and I find that is sufficient enough for me the next day.
They also suggest not to take it for a prolonged time unfortunately in the U.K not much is known about it and in fact when I went to Neals Yard to buy it the guy had an inkling what it was for but having researched it on the internet I was the one to give him information on it
I went to the main herbal shop in the town I live in and the lady who has been a herbalist for 25 years had not heard of it.
I'd say err on the side of caution but a friend of mine who tried it really liked it as did another woman who introduced me to it; she only took it when she really felt down with the cold/flu and even then she didn't take that much!