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4.5
i like itNow Andrographis gives you good bang for the buck and the product is as effective as other brands I've tried.Our family uses Andrographis during cold and flu season if we feel like we're getting sick. Unlike traditional adaptogens, you only take Andrographis when you start to feel a bit sick and, I was told to, only take it for up to two weeks. None of us have ever had to take it that long. We start to feel better within a day, we feel like we're pretty much over it in 3 - 4 days, and we give it 5 - 7 full days to be sure we're out of the woods.Andrographis is an Ayurvedic medicinal plant but unlike traditional adaptogens that (seem to magically) regulate systems that are off. Andrographis has adaptogenic properties - when there's inflammation, virus, or infection it works to suppress the inflammation, virus, and/or infection, which is just what the herbal medicine doctor ordered during cold and flu season. Andrographis is also good for your liver and inflammatory diseases like arthritis. There are MANY more incredible abilities of this plant/herb and it's worth some investigation (good info at selfhacked dot com) to see if it might benefit you or a loved one.I've taken it in tablet form, capsule, and a kind of caplet formulation. I don't know what would be considered more effective/acceptable from the perspective of an Ayurvedic practitioner (?) but when I'm sick I really prefer a caplet. The Now product is a tablet and normally it wouldn't bother me but when I'm sick a tablet a bit on the large side, with an unappealing look kind of turns my stomach but I'll take it in whatever form I have it because I know I'll feel better. The others don't care one way or another. The smell and taste are no problem.It's my understanding that andrographis is the most widely studied Ayurvedic herb as well as the most diverse and most widely used in Ayurvedic medicine. When I first looked into this herb pharmaceutical companies were very interested in utilizing the properties of the plant. I hate to see that happen because it's that type of exploitation that will lead to herbs and supplements being regulated - so big pharma can profit from them as much as possible. On the other hand, if it could cure a terrible disease, well then by all means. But aren't we regulated to the gills already? Not only that, when the gov't wants something, they use fear and propaganda to get what they want (as in the current "crisis"). Now and other supplement companies have been doing this for a LONG time, let them continue to do what they do best.I highly recommend Andrographis, esp to anyone who tends to get sick whenever something's going around.Side note:Adaptogens are my favorite herbs because they zero in on what's off in the body and work with your system to heal it.(Along with cannabis which is an incredibly diverse and beautiful medicinal plant.)I only ordered this because it was $2 at the time and I always try every supplement possible. At first, when I tasted it, it was SO sour and bitter that it literally CANCELLED every flavor I ever tasted! I thought, how on Earth could anyone actually eat or use this every single day??? Yet, regardless of it's taste, it gave my throat a very nice sensation! I had been coughing chronically and this got rid of that. After that, I forgot about it for a while, yet, I knew I would be forced to skip my vacation this year if I were to keep having coughing fits. So, I decided to try this again, mostly mixing it into coffee grounds to make as coffee, and within a few days, my throat was like a new throat, in perfect condition for vacation! The sourness and bitterness somehow seem easier to take in when mixed into coffee! So, even though it took longer than ever to get my taste buds and body used to this flavor, it was well worth it when I did! I recommend it and now ordered it in a STRONGER strength from another company, hoping to prepare my throat for the possible outbreak we may have of flus and coronavirus for Fall and Winter!I have been giving this to my 78 lb dog for her health. She's had several issues long term and I believe this is helping her with overall infection, energy levels, bladder/UTI infection, immune system and appetite. I give her 2 pills twice daily. She's been on this formula for a couple of months and I will keep her on it for right now. Also used this on my Mom when she came down with a really severe upper respiratory infection recently (in combination with OSHA tincture) and also my daughter when she got a sore throat-unfortunately it didn't do much for the sore throat in her particular case (which symptoms were "burning throat"). The energy coming off is this product is decent-but not over powerful. Some other brands are 800 mg per pill-this one is 400 mg per pill. It is my opinion that it's a good product at a good price, but for a more powerful dose I would look for liquid, or something standardized, or just up the intake on this one. They recommend 1 capsule but you would most likely need a higher dose if using this to combat infection.Taken these for a year now. They were recommended on multiple Covid protocol and prevention sites. Stops that cytokine storm and also is a great prevention method for any cold or virus. As long as the capsule doesnt break, the taste is not an issue, but I would NOT recommend any type of hard pill form. Very bitter. Stick with these instead.This is my husband's review: This is a strong herb, I can feel its effect several hours after I take it, more tired the next day. I believe it has helped stop a few bugs from taking hold. I take it even after a bug has taken hold to try to shorten the duration because - hey, I have to do something to make the misery stop. I discovered, though, that in addition to being anti-bacterial and anti-viral it's anti-fungal. So if you're sensitive to intestinal yeast die-off and you continue to take andrographis more than a few days after onset you may think you have a lingering flu but instead be having a Herxheimer reaction. I'm writing this because I wish I'd known this undesired effect a few years ago. I appreciate that it’s affordable and that it doesn’t have magnesium stearate, which I’m quite sensitive to.センシンレン（穿心蓮）という東南アジアに多く見られるハーブのエキス剤が、サプリメントとして欧米では手軽に、しかも比較的安価に入手出来ると言う事を知ったのは、とある日本人薬学博士（前ルードビッヒ国際癌研究所メルボルン支部制癌剤開発部長）のブログででした。博士は既に多くの功績を残されて、現在は住み慣れたメルボルンで、ご本人曰く隠居生活ですとのことでしたが、いやいやどうして、70歳をとうに越えられた今でも、精力的な研究と活動的な生活を実践されておられます。センシンレン（穿心蓮）のエキス（アンドログラフィス）には抗ウィルス作用があったり、HIV治療にも効果があったり…とサプリメントの宣伝文句に良くある素晴らしい効能が囁かれているようですが、確かに漢方薬・穿心蓮の効能に抗ウィルス作用についての記述は目にした覚えがありました。さて、他の効果は…とネットサーフィンをしていると、目に止まったのが博士のブログでした。博士は長年の研究から、多くの癌細胞や良性腫瘍が成長する際に必要とするPAK1というキナーゼ（酵素）を遮断する物質が、自然界の中に数多く存在し、それは比較的身近にも有ると言う事を述べられていました。薬学博士として、斯界の専門家として長年月研究をされてこられた博士の真摯な言葉には、分子レベルでの説得力があり、更に提供されている多くの論文（博士ご自身のモノだけでなく、多くの専門家の手によるモノも含んで）も、門外漢の私には詳細は理解不能なれど、学問的に確実な響きを覚えました。そして、このアンドログラフィスもそのPAK1阻害剤としての可能性があるという一文は、非常に力強い言葉として私の中に響きました。未だ実際には治験例も少なく、実証できていないとは言われておられましたが、こんなに安価なハーブ・エキスのサプリメントに、抗癌、抗腫瘍の確実な力があることがハッキリすれば、辛い痛みを伴う抗癌製剤や、一部の高価なキノコ由来のサプリメントと決別できると確信しました。新薬開発も素晴らしいですが、今ある自然界に由来するモノの中に、そうした難病を癒す効果の有るモノを発掘する事にも多くの若い才能が動いて貰えたらと思うと同時に、70を過ぎて未だ精力的に研究、啓蒙活動に時間を裂かれておられる博士に頭が下がりました。このアンドログラフィスが、抗癌、抗腫瘍、抗ウィルス、更にHIV治療等に効果の有ることが、一日も早く検証される事を願っています。
