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Indian nettle '''Acalypha indica''' 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 It is an important medicinal plant in the Indian Ocean islands as well as in India, where it . This is also cultivated for its edible shootsplant belongs to Ephorbeaceae family.<ref name="Plant family"/>

{{Uses|Intestinal parasites}}, {{Uses|Stomach infection}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|SKin Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Headache}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Common names|sa=aristamanjariAristamanjari, arittamanjarieArittamanjarie, haritamanjariHaritamanjari, manshinkaManshinka|en=Indian Nettle|gu=|hi=|kn=chalmari, jalamali, kuppi, kuppi gidaಜಲಮಲಿ Jalamali, neeli gida, thuppa keere|ks=ಕುಪ್ಪಿಗಿಡ Kuppigida |ml=kuppaKuppa-mani, kuppamanKuppaman-cheti|mr=khajotiKhajoti, khojotiKhojoti, khokaleeKhokalee, khokaliKhokali, khokla|pa=Khokla|ta=kuppamaniKuppamani, kuppai Kuppai meni|te=haritaHarita-manjari, kuppichettuKuppichettu, kupppintaKupppinta, murukondaMurukonda-chettuChettu, murupindiMurupindi, puppantePuppante}} <ref name="Common names"/>

{{Flower|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. Flowering throughout the year}}

{{Fruit|Capsule|||3-valved, concealed by bract, hispid.||Fruiting throughout the year}}

{{Propagation|Seeds}}

Not much information is available on the management of this plant.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

<ref name="chemical Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemistry]</ref><ref name="chemistryLeaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32852 Morphology]</ref> <ref name="LeafCommon names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Common names]</ref><ref name="morphologyUses">[http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/acalypha-indica.html Uses]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ Cultivation]</ref><ref name="CultivationPlant family"]>Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:95</ref>

* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Acalypha+indica Acalypha indica on ferns.info]