Andrographis for Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration and Andrographis
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.
Evidence brief
Andrographis for Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration
Evidence grade B — Meta-analytic
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.
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.
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.
| Outcome | Andrographis for Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration | Andrographis |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration | Evidence grade BModerate effectmixedMeta-analytic | Evidence grade BModerate effectmixedMeta-analytic |
Graded only in Andrographis for Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
Graded only in Andrographis
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
Conditions
Only in Andrographis for Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration
None.
Only in Andrographis
- Common cold ImprovesEvidence grade B
What each entry says about the other
- Andrographis for Upper-respiratory infection severity/duration’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.