Evidence brief · Supplement
Andrographis for Common cold
Evidence grade B — Severity and duration
- Overall grade
- Grade B
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade B — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Common coldEvidence grade B
Severity and duration
Unclearmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Studies disagree: Common cold (mixed agreement).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For common cold, Andrographis earns evidence grade B (unclear effect, mixed consistency) — there is real evidence here. Severity and duration
How it might work
Anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating actions on respiratory symptoms.
How to use it
Standardized andrographolide at onset and through symptoms.
Safety & cautions
GI upset, allergy; possible additive immune/anticoagulant effects; avoid in pregnancy.
Bottom line
A genuinely useful cold-symptom herb — among the best-supported. Standardized product at onset; avoid in pregnancy.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- Standardized andrographolide at onset.
Goes with
- AndrographisRead the full Andrographis monographEvidence grade B
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Andrographis for Upper-respiratory infection severity/durationEvidence grade B — Meta-analyticEvidence grade B
- Andrographis: dosage and how to take itStandardized andrographolide at onset.Evidence grade B
- Andrographis: side effects, safety & interactionsGI upset, allergy; possible additive immune/anticoagulant effects; avoid in pregnancy.Evidence grade B
- Echinacea for Cold incidence/durationEvidence grade C — Near-null overallEvidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.