About Creat
Andrographis paniculata, commonly known as creat or green chiretta, is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivated in Southern and Southeastern Asia, where it has been believed to be a treatment for bacterial infections and some diseases. Mostly the leaves and roots have been used for such purposes; the whole plant is also used, in some cases.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Andrographis paniculata
- Genus
- Andrographis
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub forests and plains
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- हरा चिरायता hara chirayata, कालमेघ kalmegh, कल्पनाथ kalpanath
- Nepali
- अंकुरि फुल ankuri phul, कालमेघ kalamegha, कलपनाथ kalapnath
- Bengali
- কালমেঘ kalmegh
- Tamil
- நிலவேம்பு nilavempu
- Kannada
- ನೆಲಬೇವು Nelabevu, ಊರಕಿರಿಯಾತು Urakiriyatu
- Malayalam
- കിരിയാത്ത kiriyatta, നിലവേപ്പ് nilavepp
- Marathi
- कालमेघ kalamegha, कल्प kalpa, ओले किरायत ole kirayat
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Creat belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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