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'''Haritha Manjari''' is a profusely branched shrub that can be seen growing in the dry deciduous forests of peninsular India. It has long been used in India as a medicinal herb.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|constipation}}, {{Uses|Anthelminthic}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=chinni, chinni gida|ml=perim-munja, kuppameni|sa=Haritha Manjari|ta=chinni, kadukkan|te=chinnaaku, chinni|hi=|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual|2 cm long|Greenish yellow|Many|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}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule||Trigonous capsule||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Dry Deciduous forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Arid forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Acalypha fruticosa W IMG 3173.jpg|Flowers
File:Acalypha fruticosa-1-nallur-yercaud-salem-India.jpg|Yellow flower
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[ http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
[[Category:Shrubs]][[Category:Arid]]
'''Haritha Manjari''' is a profusely branched shrub that can be seen growing in the dry deciduous forests of peninsular India. It has long been used in India as a medicinal herb.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|constipation}}, {{Uses|Anthelminthic}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=chinni, chinni gida|ml=perim-munja, kuppameni|sa=Haritha Manjari|ta=chinni, kadukkan|te=chinnaaku, chinni|hi=|en=}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
===Guna===
Ruksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual|2 cm long|Greenish yellow|Many|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}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule||Trigonous capsule||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Dry Deciduous forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Arid forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Acalypha fruticosa W IMG 3173.jpg|Flowers
File:Acalypha fruticosa-1-nallur-yercaud-salem-India.jpg|Yellow flower
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Leaf">[FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[ http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
[[Category:Shrubs]][[Category:Arid]]
