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ACALYPHA INDICA


Name: ACALYPHA INDICA
Filename: Acalypha_indica_.JPG
Description:
Botanical name : Acalypha indica Linn.
Family : Euphorbiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Haritamanjari
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Tikta, Katu
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya   : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Indian acalypha
Hindi        : Kuppikhokli
Malayalam    : Kuppameni
Distribution – Grows as weed in wastelands, throughout planes.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An erect annual herb grows up to 60 cm in height. Leaves ovate-rhombic, with long petiole, acute, crenate-serrate; flowers unisexual, found in axillary spikes; fruits capsules, covered with persistent bracts; seeds ovoid, pale brown.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, ulcer, cough, skin diseases, arthritis and constipation.
Useful part    :    Whole plant.  

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