KI ORAY ( Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wallich ex Nees )

KI ORAY
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wallich ex Nees

Acanthaceae
Vernacular names: creat, green chireta (Eng.); Indonesia: Javanese: sambilata;
Padang: ampadu; the Philippines: aluy, lekha, sinta; Thailand: fa thalaai, kheepang-
hee, yaa kannguu
Geographical distribution: Indochina, China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia,
Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia
Uses: used in traditional medicine
Life form and origin: herb, indigenous plant
The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java

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