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Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Latin name	Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees
Family	Acanthaceae
Identified with (Lat)	Justicia paniculata Burm.f.
Identified with (Skt)	bhūnimba, kirātatikta
Identified with (Hin)	kālamegh, kalpanāth
Identified with (Tam)	nilavēmpu
Identified with (Mal)	nilavēppu, kiriyātta
Identified with (Eng)	Green chiretta, Creat
Search occurrence	bhūnimba, kirātatikta, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 761) bhūnimba, m. Gentiana Chirata, Suśr.; ŚārṅgS. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 283f.) kirātatikta, m. the plant Agathotes Chirayta (a kind of gentian), Suśr. kirātatiktaka, m. id., ib.

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