{"id":125,"date":"2014-11-27T09:39:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T09:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/?p=125"},"modified":"2014-12-18T08:43:20","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T08:43:20","slug":"andrographis-paniculata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/andrographis-paniculata\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrographis paniculata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-dmc=\"summary\">Andrographis paniculata is a bitter tasting annual plant, referred to as the \u201cKing of Bitters.\u201d It has white-purple flowers and it is native to Asia and India where it has been valued for centuries for its numerous medicinal benefits. Over the past decade, andrographis has become popular in America where it is often used alone and in combination with other herbs for a variety of health purposes.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-section\">\n<h2 class=\"header\"><span data-dmc=\"section-headline\">Mechanism of Action<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-dmc=\"section\">According to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the active ingredient in andrographis is andrographolides. Due to the andrographolides, andrographis has potent anti-inflammatory and antimalarial properties. It also has antimicrobial properties, meaning it can help to fight off and prevent infections from harmful microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria and fungi. In addition, andrographis is a powerful antioxidant and it can help to prevent free radical induced damage to your cells and DNA.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-section\">\n<h2 class=\"header\"><span data-dmc=\"section-headline\">Cold and Flu<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-dmc=\"section\">Scientists have discovered that andrographis helps to boost the immune system by stimulating the body\u2019s production of antibodies and macrophages, which are large white blood cells that scavenge harmful microorganisms. It is taken for both the prevention and treatment of the common cold, and it is often referred to as Indian echinacea. It might help lessen the severity of cold symptoms such as sleeplessness, fever, nasal drainage and sore throat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrographis paniculata is a bitter tasting annual plant, referred to as the \u201cKing of Bitters.\u201d It has white-purple flowers and it is native to Asia and India where it has been valued for centuries for its numerous medicinal benefits. Over the past decade, andrographis has become popular in America where it is often used alone &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[159,160,1098,17,161,88,149,53,13,162,9,52,158,163,1099],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-herba","tag-acanthaceae","tag-andrographis-paniculata","tag-bhunimba","tag-biology","tag-echinacea","tag-flora-of-india","tag-flora-of-sri-lanka","tag-health","tag-health_medical_pharma","tag-immune-system","tag-medicinal-plants","tag-medicine","tag-microbiology","tag-virus","tag-yavatikta","latest_post"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Andrographis-paniculata.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shaafiherbalcare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}