Andrographis and Andrographis for Common cold
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Compound or practice
Andrographis
One of the better-evidenced herbs for shortening upper-respiratory infections.
Grade B1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Evidence brief
Andrographis for Common cold
Evidence grade B — Severity and duration
Grade B1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
No outcome has the same name in both entries. They may still overlap under different wording — read the two lists below.
Graded only in Andrographis
- Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration Moderate effectEvidence grade B
Graded only in Andrographis for Common cold
- Common cold Unclear effectEvidence grade B
Conditions
Only in Andrographis
- Common cold ImprovesEvidence grade B
Only in Andrographis for Common cold
None.
What each entry says about the other
- Andrographis for Common cold’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Andrographis monograph
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.