- Botanical name : Andrographis paniculata Nees
- Family : Acanthaceae
- Malayalam : Kiriyatta
- Tamil : Nilavempu
- English : The creat
- Morphology : Annual subshrub
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Thikta
- Guna : Laghu, ruksha, thikshna
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Kaphapittashamana
- Indications : Jwara, agnimandya, yakrudrogahara
- Dose : Churna (1-3g), swarasa(5-10ml), kwatha(20-40ml)
- Formulations : Kalamegha churna, Manasamitra vatakam
