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'''Abrus precatoriusNelabevu''' is a severely invasive an annual herbaceous plant in warm temperate the family Acanthaceae. It is native to tropical regionsIndia and Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivated in Southern and Southeastern Asia, so much so that Where it has become effectively pantropical in distribution. It had been widely introduced by humans, traditionally used to treat infections and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birdssome diseases.
[[File:IndianLicorice 7899469px-Andrographis paniculata Plant.JPG|thumb|right|''GulaganjiKalamegha'', ''Nelabevu'']]
'''Chemical CompositionUses''': Mature seeds contain alkali like abrineCancer, precatorineHIV, etc.Cough, abraline; toxalbumin like abrin ICold, IISinusitis, IIIBody Pain, etc., abrus agglutinin I, II (A. P. A Ⅰ, Ⅱ), sterols like abricin, squnalene, alcohol likeβ-amyrin, cycloartenol, 5β-cholanic acid, abrussic acid, sophoradiol, trimethyltryptophan abrusin galactose, arabinose, xylose, polysaccharide and flavonoids compounds, Seed covers contain gallic acid, abranin), delphinidinLiver problems.
'''Chemical Composition''': Preliminary chemical examination of Andrographis paniculata revealed presence of Dihydroneobaicalein, Andrographidine, Dihydroxy, Dimethoxyflavone, Beta-D-glucopyranoside, Three diterpenoids, Andrograpanin, Neoandrographolide, Aandrographolide, Two phenylpropanoids, Trans-cinnamic acid and Methoxycinnamaldehyde. <span style="width: 100%; background-color: #90EE90; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Abrus Precatorius Andrographis paniculata - GunjaKalmegh|Read more]]</span>

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