N. O. AOANTHAOEflv 
965 
ovate, subsessile, nearly glabrous, 4y by 2in., obtuse or sub- 
acute ; petiole scarcely yin. Spikes l-2in., sometimes agglo- 
merated into axillary globes, 3-4in. diam., bracts Jin., purplish. 
Calyx yin., one lobe shortly 3-toothed, the other deeply 2-fid. 
Corolla yin., limb a fine blue, obconic, subentire, plicate ; 
lower lip of 3 very depressed triangular lobes, upper anemargin- 
ate ’ subsimilar lobe. Anthers pubescent. Capsule fin., 
4-seeded. Seeds yin., diamet. The plant appears rarely to 
seed. 
Uses. — It is powdered and made into a paste which is used to 
cure ringworm, and the roots are administered in that form of 
indigestion in which fatty or saponaceous, grape-like masses are 
observed in the stools. They resemble Serpentaria in appearance, 
but may be distinguished by the thick covering of white, silky 
hairs upon the root stock. The roots have hardly any taste. 
926 . Andrographis paniculata, Nees. h.f.b.i., 
iv. 501 . 
Syn. : — Justicia paniculata, Buvm. Roxb. 40. i 
Sans. : — Kirata ; Bhunimba ; Mahatikta (king of bitters). 
Vevn. : — Kiryat, charayetah, mahatia (Hind.) ; Kdlmegh, 
mahatia (Beng.)'; Olenkirayat (Mar.) ; Kirvata, olikiryat, kiryato, 
kariydtu (Guz.) ; Charayetah, kalafnath (Duk.) ; Nila-vembu, 
shirat-kuchch (Tam.) ; Nela-v^mu (Tel.) ; Nila-veppu, kiriyattu 
(Mala.) : Nela-bevinagida, kreata (Kan.) 
Habitat : — Througout India, from Lucknow and Assam to 
Ceylon (probably introduced in some of the northern stations). 
An erect annual, l-3ft. high, branches sharply 4-angled or 
almost winged. Leaves 2-3in. long, lanceolate, acute, tapering 
to the base, paler beneath, main lateral nerves 4-6 pairs, 
petioles none or up to i in. long. Flowers small, solitary, 
arranged in lax spreading axillary and terminal racemes or 
panicles, the whole forming a large paniculate inflorescence ; 
pedicels distinct, gland. -pubescent ; bracts x 0 in. long, lanceolate 
bracteoles smaller or none. Calyx y in. long ; segments equal 
linear-lanceolate, gland. -pubescent. Corolla pink, fin. long, 
hairy outside, tube Jin. long, dilated below the limb. Filaments 
