Safety · Supplement
Andrographis: side effects, safety & interactions
GI upset, allergy; possible additive immune/anticoagulant effects; avoid in pregnancy.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
GI upset, allergy; possible additive immune/anticoagulant effects; avoid in pregnancy.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Andrographis at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Andrographis is
Andrographis paniculata is a bitter herb (andrographolide) used for colds and respiratory infections.
The honest bottom line
A genuinely useful cold-symptom herb — among the best-supported. Standardized product at onset; avoid in pregnancy.
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