Pharmacological Activity of Andrographis Paniculata : A Brief Review

Summary Andrographis paniculata Nees, a well$known plant of Indian and Chinese tra ditional system of medicines, commonly known as Kalmegh has drawn attention of researchers in recent times. Andrographolide, the principal bioactive chemical constituent of the plant has shown credible anticancer, anti$inflammatory, angiogenic, antiveno m, antidiabetic, antimalarial potentially in various investigations around the globe. This paper contains brief discussion about active constituent and pharmacological activity of plant Andrographis paniculata .