Folk medicinal uses of Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh) to cure malaria

Abstract

The paper highlights the medicinal use of Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. ex Nees in curing malarial fever. The information is based on the detailed oral interviews held with Vaidhyas, Hakims and elderly village people from Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh (India), having knowledge of medicinal uses of plants.