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'''Abrus precatorius''' is a severely invasive plant in warm temperate to tropical regions, so much so that it has become effectively pantropical in distribution. It had been widely introduced by humans, and the brightly coloured and hard-shelled seeds had been spread by birds.
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'''Nelabevu''' is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivated in Southern and Southeastern Asia, Where it has been traditionally used to treat infections and some diseases.
  
[[File:IndianLicorice 7899.JPG|thumb|right|''Gulaganji'']]
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[[File:469px-Andrographis paniculata Plant.JPG|thumb|right|''Kalamegha'', ''Nelabevu'']]
  
'''Chemical Composition''': Mature seeds contain alkali like abrine, precatorine, etc., abraline; toxalbumin like abrin I, II, III, 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), delphinidin.
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'''Uses''': Cancer, HIV, Cough, Cold, Sinusitis, Body Pain, Liver problems.
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'''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.
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Nelabevu is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivated in Southern and Southeastern Asia, Where it has been traditionally used to treat infections and some diseases.

Kalamegha, Nelabevu

Uses: Cancer, HIV, Cough, Cold, Sinusitis, Body Pain, Liver 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.

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