Acalypha fruticosa - Birch leaved acalypha

❏ Binomial Name : Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.

❏ Synonym : Ricinocarpus fruticosus

❏ Family : Euphorbiaceae

❏ Common Name : Birch leaved acalypha

❏ Tamil Name : Seethaatthazhai,Sinnai, Cinni, Sinni

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Acalypha fruticosa Botanical Description

Erect profusely branched shrubs. Leaves 2-5 x 1-3 cm, ovate, base truncate or subcordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex acuminate, hairy on both sides, aromatic, glandular below, glands orange; petiole to 3 cm long. Spikes short, axillary, solitary, androgynous, to 2 cm long. Tepals tomentose, with sessile glands outside. Stamens many; anthers sub-globose to oblong. Female flowers below, sessile; bracts reniform, margin dentate; ovary to 0.5 mm across; styles many. Capsules trilobed. Fl. &Fr.: July-August

Acalypha fruticosa Medicinal uses

❀ Acalypha Fruticosa is a good herbal treatment for Epilepsy, which hampers the working of Brain Cells.

❀ Acalypha Fruticosa is valuable in curbing the problem of Convulsion, which leads to abrupt constriction and expansion of Muscles. It is important in providing relief from Swelling in different parts of the body.

❀ It is useful in curing ailments like Gonorrhoea, caused due to transmission of Bacteria at the time of sex. It helps in treating Blisters, which are a result of Gonorrhoea.

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