andrographolide

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andrographolide (anˈ·drō·graˑ·f

·līd),

n the primary component of a traditional medicinal herb,
Andrographis paniculata, found in Asia and India. It has been used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to treat a variety of viral infections and has been found to have an inhibitory effect on HIV. See also Andrographis paniculata.

Andrographolide.

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