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Andrographis paniculata - Kalmegh

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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|9 x 1.5 cm, elliptic, acuminate at apex, base acute, decussate, glabrous. Panicle terminal and upper axillary, glandular-hairy; flowers many, distant. Calyx lobes 3 mm long, linear, hairy, connate at base)}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2-4cm long|YellowWhite and purple|5-20|Flowers Season is June Panicle terminal and upper axillary, glandular- Augusthairy; flowers many, distant. Calyx lobes 3 mm long, linear, hairy, connate at base, Corolla 14 mm long, pink or white with purple dots, tube ventricose, hairy, upper lip entire, midlobe of lower lip broader than laterals, acute, glandular-hairy. Ovary puberulous, style hairy.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule|7–10 20-30 x 3 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwiseoblong, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crownacute, hairy; retinacula spoon shaped|With hooked hairseeds 8, glabrous|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
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