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Acalypha indica - Aristamanjari
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
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 | 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 |
[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
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. |
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
How to plant/cultivate
Not much information is available on the management of this plant.[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flowers
Flowers
Capsule
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References
- ↑ Uses
- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ [ Cultivation]
External Links
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