Description – Andrographis paniculata, commonly known as creat or green chiretta, is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka.
Application – It is one of the most popular medicinal plant used traditionally for the treatment of diseases such as cold, fever, diabetes, hypertension, ulcer, leprosy, laryngitis, bronchitis, skin diseases, flatulence, colic, influenza, diarrhoea, dysentery, dyspepsia and malaria in India, China and other south east Asian .