Title: An analytical study of Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata) and Kiratikta (Swertia chirayita): an economic substitution for metro cities in global pandemic with Healthcare 4.0

Authors: Bhavna Singh; Rohit Rastogi; Lalit Raj Singh; Ankur Singhal; Richa Singh

Addresses: Department of DravyaGuna, GS Ayurved Medical College and Hospital, Pilkhuwa, Hapur, U.P., India ' Department of CSE, ABES Engineering College Ghaziabad, U.P., India ' Department of Medicinal Plants Sciences, Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar, UK, India ' Department of Kayachikitsa, GS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Pilkhuwa, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India ' G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract: Ayurveda has always been a treasure of knowledge. During the COVID-19 pandemic when humans were forced to suffer and no cure seemed to exist to end suffering, the Ayurvedic medicine system once again proved its viability and brought our sufferings to the end. In this manuscript the core idea is to substantiate that the Andrographis paniculata, another indigenous herb, can be a well founded substitute for Swertia chirayita. In this work, authors have made a comparative study between both drugs. For this, a systematic review of literature and a pharmacogonostical study was done. On investigation, both drugs are almost similar in qualitative phytochemical analysis, and qualities as par Ayurvedic pharmacology. It was also observed that most of the therapeutic actions of both drugs are similar. Graphical representation of the different parameters gives more insight to the readers. Use of pictures has also been done to heighten the interest of readers.

Keywords: Swertia chirayita; Kiratikta; Andrographis paniculata; Kalmegh; Ayurveda.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2025.147004

International Journal of Sustainable Society, 2025 Vol.17 No.2, pp.113 - 140

Received: 30 Oct 2021
Received in revised form: 10 Jun 2022
Accepted: 27 Oct 2022
Published online: 10 Jul 2025 *

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