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Aristamanjari, Acalypha indica

Acalypha indica is an annual to sometimes short-lived perennial herb that usually grows up to 1.5 metres tall. It is an important medicinal plant in the Indian Ocean islands as well as in India.

Uses

Intestinal parasites, Stomach infection, Piles, Inflammation, Skin diseases, Headache ^[1]

Parts Used

Leaves

Chemical Composition

The plant contains kaempferol, leaves and twigs contain acalyphamide and other amides, quinone, sterols, cyanogenic glycoside. ^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Chalmari, Jalamali, Kuppi, Kuppi gida, Neeli gida, Thuppa keere
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	Kuppa-mani, Kuppaman-cheti
Tamil	Kuppamani, Kuppai meni
Telugu	Harita-manjari, Kuppichettu, Kupppinta, Murukonda-Chettu, Murupindi, Puppante
Marathi	Khajoti, Khojoti, Khokalee, Khokali, Khokla
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Aristamanjari, Arittamanjarie, Haritamanjari, Manshinka
English	Indian Nettle

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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

Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate	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.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	Axillary spikes			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.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule			3-valved, concealed by bract, hispid.

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

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Commonly seen growing in areas

Waste places, Road sides

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Flowers
Flowers
Capsule

References

External Links

Acalypha indica on ferns.info

[Uses-1] "Uses"

[Chemical_composition-2] "Chemistry"

[Common_names-3] "Common names"

[Leaf-4] "morphology"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-5] [ "Cultivation"]

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-'''Acalypha indica''' is an annual to sometimes short-lived perennial herb that usually grows up to 1.5 metres tall. It is an important medicinal plant in the Indian Ocean islands as well as in India, where it is also cultivated for its edible shoots.
+'''Acalypha indica''' is an annual to sometimes short-lived perennial herb that usually grows up to 1.5 metres tall. It is an important medicinal plant in the Indian Ocean islands as well as in India.
 ==Uses==