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Acalypha indica - Aristamanjari
Indian nettle is an annual to sometimes short-lived perennial herb that usually grows up to 1.5 metres tall with occasional specimens to 2.5 metres. An important medicinal plant in the Indian Ocean islands as well as in India, where it is also cultivated for its edible shoots.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Intestinal parasites, Stomach infection, Piles, Inflammation, SKin diseases, Headache [1]
Parts Used
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | aristamanjari, arittamanjarie, haritamanjari, manshinka |
| English | Indian Nettle |
[3]
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
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Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
References
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External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Intestinal parasites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomach infection
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat SKin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Headache
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
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- Index of Plants which can be propagated by
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of
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