Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Andrographis paniculata
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Stem
A herb. It grows 50 cm tall. It grows each year from seed. The stems are 4 angled and much branched. The leaves are oval and 2-7 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are pale green underneath. The flowers are at the top of the plant. They are tube shaped. They are white and there are purple dots on the lower lip.
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In XTBG Yunnan.
Common Names: King of bitters, Bhuienimb, Bhuin, Chirota, Kaalmedh, Kadukirayata, Kalomegh, Kariyat, Neemba, Sambiloto, Sega-gyi, Se-khar-gyi
Synonyms:
Andrographis paniculata var. glandulosa Trimen;
Justicia paniculata Burm.f.;