ANDROGRAPHIS

Andrographis paniculata (= Justicia paniculata) or "king of bitters" is an acanthaceae, native to the Indo-Malayan region, where it is considered a medicinal plant of primary importance. Acanthaceae are quite…

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ACKEE

The plants belonging to the large Sapindaceae family (soapberry)are mainly tropical, but the Canadian maple and the European horse chestnut are part of them.Sapindaceae are well represented in Asia with…

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PHYLLANTHUS

Phyllanthus are numerous, more than 700 species, they are mostly tropical plants; for a long time they were classified as euphorbiaceae. Phyllanthus niruri and Phyllanthus amarus are probably the same…

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Combretaceae are mainly plants from warm regions of Africa and Asia. Of the twenty or so genera included in this family, at least two are useful in herbal medicine, Terminalia…

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