Re: Andrographis monograph

 I chop this in half and use occasionally as a digestive bitter (suck on it for about 5 minutes before a meal).

http://www.iherb.com/Planetary-Herbals-Andrographis-400-mg-120-Tablets/1530?at=0


The note, on the bottle, says do not take for more than 10 days.

I figure that I'm cutting it in half and only using for one meal and only a few days per week, that it might be alright. It is the King of the Bitters after all.

But since I sometimes don't have any sense, would you give me permission HV? Or to anyone else who might want to use this.

If you mean to use it more than 10 days this is fine. Taken at therapeutic doses its main adverse effect is stomach upset in some people, which is likely from the liver detox. And it reduces fertility, which may or not be a good thing depending on the individual.

Would buying a powder be so much better? If so, how much to use as a digestive bitter and how frequent?

You only need to taste it, so a large pinch right before meals is my recommendation.