Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata) in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae) is an erect, branched annual, 1-3' tall with small pink or white flowers with brown or purple spots. Native to the Indian subcontinent, the aerial parts have many uses, including treating chronic and intermittent fever, sore throat, malaria, inflammation, cough, bronchitis, skin diseases, intestinal worms, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, colitis, diarrhea, dysentery, urinary infection, and hemorrhoids.