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Andrographis
paniculata
(Nilavenbu)
Botanical Name – Andrographis paniculata 
Family – Acanthaceae

Uses
Anti
diabetic
Soil and Climate

  • Climate –
  • The plant comes up well in tropical and subtropical regions all over India.
  • Soil –
  • It is a hardy species, therefore, can be grown in medium fertile sandy loam to clay-loam soils, possibly with irrigation.
  • It can withstand partial shade of trees, say few hours, but it is cultivated in open fields.

Alkaloids

Andrograph olide

Seed Rate(kg/ha)

55,000 seedlings

Spacing(cm)

60×30 cm

Irrigation

4-6 light irrigations are required till harvesting the crop.

Weeding control

Since it is a herbaceous plant, the field should be free from weeds. Two to three weedings are essential during the crop season viz. at 20 days and 60 days after transplantation

Duration

4 Months

Yield(t/ha)

2.0 t of dry herbage