ABSTRACT
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f) Nees (Acanthaceae) is a well-known bitter medicinal herb found in the Far East (specifically in India, Southeast Asia, the northern parts of the Malayan peninsula, Java, and southern parts of China). It is also cultivated commercially. It is an erect, stiff herb, growing up to 1 m tall, with quadrangular stems that are thickened above the nodes. The leaves are opposite, lanceolate (3-12 cm by 1-3 cm) while flowers are narrow, white, tube-like, and appear as laxly branched terminal or axillary inflorescences (Fig. 1).
