Acalypha indica - Indian acalypha

❏ Binomial Name : Acalypha indica L.

❏ Synonym : Acalypha chinensis, Acalypha ciliata, Acalypha somalensis, Acalypha spicata

❏ Family : Euphorbiaceae

❏ Common Name : Indian acalypha

❏ Tamil Name : Kuppaimeni

❏ Hindi Name : Kuppikhokli

❏ IUCN status : Not Evaluated

Acalypha indica Botanical Description

Annual herbs, to 60 cm tall; stem striate, pubescent. Leaves 1.2-6.5 x 1-3.8 cm, broadly ovate, base rounded to shortly attenuate, margin crenate-serrate, apex acute or obtuse, basally 5-nerved; petiole 1.5-5.5 cm long. Spikes axillary, 2.5-6.2 cm long, monoecious, rachis ending in a triradiate hood at the tip. Male flowers above, ebracteate, minute, clustered; anthers vermiculiform. Female flowers below subtended by foliaceous, 3-7 mm long, suborbicular-cuneiform, many-nerved, toothed bracts; ovary hispid, 3-lobed; styles 3, each 2-fid. Capsules 3-valved, concealed by bract, hispid. Fl. &Fr.: July-December.

Acalypha indica Medicinal uses

❀ The leaf paste is given as a cure for asthma and brochitis.

❀ Insect Bite Make fine paste of Plant leaves. Add a small quantity of Slaked lime in it. Apply locally.

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