Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 116 1832. (Syn. Andrographis paniculata var. glandulosa Trimen; Justicia latebrosa Russell ex Wall. (unresolved)); pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh or pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tuh -- referring to the flower clusters (panicles) ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: creat, green chirayta, Indian echinacea, king of bitters • Assamese: কালমেঘ kalmegh, মহা-তিতা moha-tita, চিৰতা sirota • Bengali: কালমেঘ kalmegh • Dogri: काला चिर्यात kala chiryata, किर्यात kiryata • Gujarati: કરિયાતું kariyatu • Hindi: हरा चिरायता hara chirayata, कालमेघ kalmegh, कल्पनाथ kalpanath, किरयित् kirayit, महातीता mahatita • Kachchhi: નીલો કિરિયાતો nilo kiriyato • Kannada: ನೆಲಬೇವು nelabevu • Konkani: व्हडलें किरायतें vhadlem kiraytem • Malayalam: കിരിയാത്ത kiriyatta, നിലവേപ്പ് nilavepp • Manipuri: ৱুবতী vubati • Marathi: कालमेघ kalamegha, कल्प kalpa, ओले किरायत ole kirayat, पाले किरायत paale kirayat • Mizo: hnakhapui • Nepali: अंकुरि फुल ankuri phul, कालमेघ kalamegha, कलपनाथ kalapnath • Oriya: ଭଦ୍ରତିକ୍ତା bhadratikta, ଭୁଇଁ ନିମ୍ବ bhui nimba, ହୈମ haima, ଶଙ୍ଖିନୀ shankhini, ଶ୍ବେତ ବୁହ୍ନା shweta buhna, ସ୍ଥୂଳପୁଷ୍ପୀ sthulapushpi • Punjabi: ਚਰੈਤਾ charaita • Sanskrit: भूनिम्ब bhunimba, कालमेघ kalamegha, महातिक्ता mahatikta, यवतिक्ता yavatikta • Tamil: நிலவேம்பு nilavempu • Telugu: నేలవేము nelavemu • Tulu: ಕಿರಾತಕಡ್ಡಿ kirathakaddi
Acanthaceae Week: Kariyat Andrographis paniculata - As daintly as they come...: As daintly as they come ... Andrographis paniculata Acanthaceae
Kariyat Native Herb Mamandur, Andhra Pradesh 19th Jan 2011 Yes. Andrographis paniculata. Tamil, Nilavembu, Sirunangai, Siriyanangai. Kannada, Nelaberu. Used in traditional Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine as well as in tribal medicine in India and some other countries. Also supposed to be a repellent for snakes (not substantiated by facts). I have these plants in my house.
Flora of haryana- Andrographis Paniculata from Herbal park yamunanagar: Andrographis Paniculata from herbal Garden Yamunanagar Family Acanthaceae Local name- kalmegh Andrographis Paniculata for sure. I have this plant in my house garden. This is a very common plant (wild) in Chennai. Though it is not proved people believe that the plant is a repellent for snakes ! Many people plant this species for this purpose only in Chennai. Attached 2 close ups of flowers of Andrographis paniculata of Acanthaceae family. Though it is not proved that Andrographis paniculata repels snakes, it is used widely in different medicines such as antihepatotoxic, antibiotic, antimalarial, antihepatitic, antithrombogenic, antiinflammatory, etc. vow! good then i shall also be planting this in and near my home
efloraindia: 281011 BRS 87: Pl. find the attached file contain photo for id. request. Date: 25.10.2011, Peelamedu. Coimbatore Dist. (From a House Garden) Habitat: Garden Habit: Herb/shrub Flowering was notice during the month of Sep. to Oct.2011. Yes I agree to Andrographis paniculata. Initially I got confused with Indoneesiella echioides which is close to this. In fact the key separates these two plants by Capsules and seeds Indoneesiella : Capsule ovoid; seeds 4 Andrographis : Capsule otherwise; Seeds 8-14
Dated- 15th Dec 11. Looks lik Andrographis paniculata / Kirayat. Plz confirm. Yes it is Andrographis paniculata :) Affirmative. My photographs for comparison are available at this link The flower is quite specific as is the inflorescence branching pattern...to me it looks like a chandelier... I had even made a framed "picture" from one plants' herbarium sheet as artwork... PLEASE NOTE THE INDIAN NAMES: Ayurveduic name is Kalmegh, yavatikta, Svetatikta, kalapanatha....FOR ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA..... whereas Kirata, kirayata is chiretta in colloqiual, and binomial is Swertia chirata... different plants, different families.... yes, an medicinal plant, leaves very bitter to taste,
Marathi: Oli-kiryata, At Nagzira,Maharashtra 8 Jan,2012 Beautiful Closeup
andrographis paniculata: andrographis paniculata near a paddy field in goa
Hooghly Today : Andrographis paniculata Nees: In "Bengal Plants" it is Andrographis paniculata Nees; F. B. I. iv. 501; E. D. A. 1024. Justicia paniculata F. I. i, 117. In Bengali it is KALMEGH (কালমেঘ) and also MAHATITA (মহাতিতা). In Assamese & Bengali ‘Andrographis paniculata’ is also termed as “Chiraita” (ecrta). Please confirm. In "Bengal Plants" and in "Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis" the Bengali names of this plant have been mentioned as KALMEGH (KAALMEGH) and MAHATITA (MAHAATITAA). The entries can be found at link. The CHIRETA is Swertia sp., 1) S. affinis Clarke in Bengal Plants and 2) S. cheyrata Buch in "Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis".
29012013 BRS 446: Pl. find the attached file contain photo for id. confirmation. Location: Pichandikulam, Vilupuram dist., Date: 29.01.2013 Habitat: Garden Habit: Herb Andrographis paniculata, Acanthaceae :) Andrographis sps Andrographis paniculata
I attach images of what we call KALMEGH in Bengali. In my childhood my mother used to force me gulp its bitter tasted leaves extract, once in a week, in order to keep me healthy! Species : Andrographis paniculata Type : wild herb Date : 28-Feb-2012, 8.16 a.m. & 23-Jan-2012, 9.55 a.m. Place : Hooghly, WB Yes ..., Nice pics...important medicinal plant. Thank you Sir for confirming the ID. I have read that it is good for liver. yes Kalmegh... my mom used to make bari from five leaves for each child.... we had to take it once a day for five days at beginning to monsoon, kept the krimi away... now I know its also good for the liver health.. Yes, Madam, my mom also used to say that it was good for liver as well as for pinworm. Yes, It is used in many liver-tonics by Ayurvedic firms. Thank you Madam for the feedback. Today, in this era of nuclear family, most of us are missing our granny's wisdom that would have saved us much money with homemade remedies for some minor ailments. 12062013 ASP 47 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. Can you please ID this small herb with fruits found in a herbal garden in Sri Lanka. Photo was taken in Dec 2012 Please ID this small herbaceous medicinal plant. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Sep 2012. Attaching an image of Striped Albatross (Female) on the flower of Andrographis paniculata (KALMEGH).
May some one please identify this weed. It grows every year on the roots of Areca palm in a garden. I could not see it elsewhere so far. This is our well known medicinal herb Kalmeg (Andrographis paniculata), Fam: Acanthaceae, it is a very bitter immunostimulant, antipyretic herb, it will control cold, fever, diabetes etc. Yes, rightly identified as Andrographis paniculata....
Herb for ID - Srisailam Forest - 04022014-NAW2 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 4 authors. Kindly identify this herb. photographed in the Srisailam Tiger/ Wildlife Reserve, Andhra Pradesh on the 2nd Feb 2014. Sparsely leafed herb about 30 cm tall (no pictures). Minute white flower with deep red streaks, about 5-6 mm. seed pod 1 cm length standing erect. Seems to be Andrographis species....could be A. paniculata. Andrographis paniculata Supporting to ...
MNP, Apr 2014 :: Requesting ID of this plant :: 16JUL14 :: ARK-15 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Requesting to please ID this plant captured in MNP, Mumbai in Apr 2014. Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees [Acanthaceae]. A common medicinal plant.
ID REQUEST 06092014 PTR1 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Date/Time-:22/08/14 - 09:30 Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb Length- 12cm Check for Andrographis paniculata. I too agree with ...
at Halabhavi, Karnataka on October 15, 2011 very nice I love the candelabra like inflorescence i have two growing in my curry patta planter gift of bird doo mostly the little house sparrows.. never tire of looking at them
Attached images are Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees. from Assam
Acanthaceae fortnight 04 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees, highly used bitter medicinal herb, often cultivated near houses in order to control snakes, used to control all type of fevers, liver infections and diabetes. Very beautiful pic
ACANTHACEAE FORTNIGHT:: from Panipat::NS MARCH 24/24 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (5) This is planted in various herbal gardens, present shots from Panipat... The "Kaalmegh"- Andrographis paniculata .. Please read Subject Line as "ACANTHCEAE FORTNIGHT:: Andrographis paniculata from Panipat:: NS March 24/24 Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Andrographis paniculata :: MNP :: ARKMAR-76/88 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Attached are pictures of Andrographis paniculata captured at MNP in April 2014. Was posted on the forum earlier and identified. Flora of Kaiga_Sharing_11092015 PK1 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Andrographis paniculata _ King of bitters is native to India, It’s use in traditional medicine is commendable one among is the immunity strengthening property of this plant is the most beneficial to mankind. Date/Time-:05/09/2014 - 09:30, Location- Place, Altitude - Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb - Shrub
It is my pleasure to present a few images of Andrographis paniculata (Acanthaceae) Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, Dry deciduous forest Sighting: Devarayanadurga and Siddarabetta, Tumkur, Karnataka, about 900 msl. Date: 29-06-2014 and 29-07-2014 very nice. i have yet to find a ripe fruit that has not popped open. this herb very often volunteers in my balcony plant pots. yet i miss their maturing. well one of these days i can film its popping open with the slightes touch This one is reckoned as 'mother of all bitters'.... Athipashaana...! Locally called Nelabevu and Kiraat-Kaddi nice capture of immensely important medicinal herb in MAPs trade.
Names of Plants in India :: Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees : 3 posts by 2 authors. via Species > A > Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees ... family: Acanthaceae     an-droh-GRAF-iss -- Greek: andros (male) and graphis (brush, pencil) - refers to filaments ... Dave's Botanary pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh or pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tuh -- referring to the flower clusters (panicles) ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: creat, green chirayta, Indian echinacea, king of bitters • Assamese: কালমেঘ kalmegh, মহা-তিতা moha-tita, চিৰতা sirota • Bengali: কালমেঘ kalmegh •Dogri: काला चिर्यात kala chiryata, किर्यात kiryata • Gujarati: કરિયાતું kariyatu • Hindi: हरा चिरायता hara chirayata, कालमेघ kalmegh, कल्पनाथ kalpanath, किरयित् kirayit, महातीता mahatita • Kannada: ನೆಲಬೇವು nelabevu • Konkani: व्हडलें किरायतें vhadlem kiraytem • Malayalam: കിരിയാത്ത kiriyatta, നിലവേപ്പ് nilavepp • Manipuri: ৱুবতী vubati •Marathi: कालमेघ kalamegha, कल्प kalpa, ओले किरायत ole kirayat, पाले किरायत paale kirayat • Mizo: hnakhapui • Nepali: अंकुरि फुल ankuri phul, कालमेघ kalamegha, कलपनाथ kalapnath • Oriya: ଭଦ୍ରତିକ୍ତା bhadratikta, ଭୁଇଁ ନିମ୍ବ bhui nimba, ହୈମ haima, ଶଙ୍ଖିନୀ shankhini, ଶ୍ବେତ ବୁହ୍ନା shweta buhna, ସ୍ଥୂଳପୁଷ୍ପୀ sthulapushpi • Punjabi: ਚਰੈਤਾ charaita • Sanskrit:भूनिम्ब bhunimba, कालमेघ kalamegha, महातिक्ता mahatikta, यवतिक्ता yavatikta • Tamil: நிலவேம்பு nilavempu • Telugu: నేలవేము nelavemu botanical names: Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees ... synonym: Justicia paniculata Burm. f. (basionym) ... NPGS / GRIN October 15, 2011 ... Halabhavi, Karnataka Update: • Kachchhi: નીલો કિરિયાતો nilo kiriyato Thank you so much ...! It is very good for liver problems, diabetes. There use to be one Ayurvedic medicine made up of this plant, called Bhunimba Kadha, which people use to take for stomach, liver disorders.
Andrographis paniculata :: Puducherry :: 16 OCT 19 : 8 posts by 4 authors. 5 images. Puducherry near sea coast Date: October 16, 2019 ... Altitude range: about 0 - 3 m (0 - 10 feet) asl Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees yes Thanks, ... To me also appears close to images at Andrographis paniculata as per comparative images at Andrographis References: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?414228 (Author citation different from The Plant List) |
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