Overview
Safety in plain terms
Side effects and interactions depend on medications and conditions; involve clinicians for pregnancy, bleeding risk, and polypharmacy.
Tolerability
Commonly reported effects
- Nausea or stomach upset
- Headache
Higher-risk contexts
Who should pause or get medical guidance first
- Replacing prescribed therapy without medical supervision
Polypharmacy
Interactions & cautions
- Anticoagulants and antiplatelets when relevant
- Pregnancy and lactation
Practical
Dose context (not a prescription)
Use labeled directions unless a clinician tailors dosing; stop and seek care for allergic reactions.
Our editorial safety score is 74/100 - methodology and limitations are on the full hub page.
Verdict context
Evidence is real but uneven: useful context exists; certainty is lower than marketing often implies.
Same ingredient, other questions
Focused pages for common searches about Andrographis. Each uses the same underlying evidence file with a different lens.
Explore further
A few hand-picked entry points around Andrographis: categories, answers to narrow questions, and comparisons.
Category hubs
Focused questions
Related ingredients
Ingredients we group near Andrographis in our model - not interchangeable, but often read together.
- Senna74/100Promising
Occasional constipation; Detox teas (problematic chronic use). Typical label framing: OTC protocols short term; chronic misuse harmful.
- Ginger72/100Strong support
Rhizome with decent human trials for pregnancy-related nausea and some pain contexts; culinary doses are broadly safe.
- Ashwagandha71/100Promising
An adaptogen with promising stress and sleep trials, but heterogeneity, product quality, and thyroid interactions require caution.
Alternatives
Swaps people discuss alongside Andrographis - still judge each ingredient on its own evidence.