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Acalypha ciliata - Kuppigida

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, Acalypha ciliata

Acalypha ciliata is an erect. It is growing up to about 85cm tall. The leaves are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Uses

Female sterility, Sores, Schistosomiasis.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕುಪ್ಪಿಗಿಡ Kuppigida, ತುಪ್ಪ ಕೀರೆ Thuppa keere
Hindi NA
Malayalam Kuppameni
Tamil NA
Telugu Nugu kuppinta, Tella muripinda
Marathi Kupi, Lahan khokhali
Gujarathi Dadari, Ruchalo dadaro
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Haritamanjari
English Fringed acalypha

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Branches pubescent. Leaves to 7 x 4 cm, ovate, cuneate, membranous, acuminate at apex, base rounded, sparsely puberulus, margin ciliate; petiole to 5 cm.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual Axillary spikes Spikes axillary, to 2 cm; sepals 4, pubescent; female flowers crowded below; bracts 5 mm, campanulate, pubescent ca. 12-15 toothed, ciliate, ovary 1.5 mm; male flowers on the upper half minute. {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule Capsule 3 mm across, smooth.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wooded grassland, Open grassland, Coastal bushland, Damp localities, Near lakes.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Common names
  3. Morphology
  4. [Cultivation]

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