Botanical Name : Acalypha indica Linn
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Introduction :
This plant grow like weed, all over india.it is bitter acrid,expectorant, purgative.
Names in different Indian languages :
English : Indian Acalypha.
Hindi : kupikhokli
Kannada : kuppigida
Malayalam : kuppameni
Sanskrit : haritamanjari
Tamil : Kuppaimeni,kuppaveni
Telugu : Kuppicettu,kuppinta,muripindi
Synonyms :
Kuppi, Muktavarchaa, Haritamanjari
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants) :
Acalypha wilkesiana
Morphology :
Annual herb 20 -30 cm long petioled,
Leaves- long serrate and ovate, glabrous
Flower- greenish white, spike, male and female flowers separate but same spike. Flowers are sessile, sterile flowers also present
Fruit – capsule
Seeds- ovoid and smooth.
Distribution & Habitat :
Occurs throughout the India upto 1600 m high,
Chemical constituents :
Kaempferol,acalyphamide,quinone, sterols, cyanogenic glycoside
Properties :
Karma – kasaghna, jwarahara, karna shoolaghna
Internal uses :
Digestive system:Purgative, GI irritant
Respiratory system:Expectorant , useful in bronchitis
Urinary system:diuretic
Reproductive system:
Skin:Skin disease , useful in ulcer
Srotogamitva :
Dosha : pitha hara
Dhatu :rasa,raktha
Mala :mutrala
Organ : liver
Indication :
Antibacterial (leaf used in scabies). Plant—emetic, expectorant (used in bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia). Tincture of fresh plant is used in homoeopathy for incipient phthisis with bloody expectorations, emaciation and arterial haemorrhage.
Otalgia,crops, skin disease
Part used :
Leaves , root
Dosage :
1-2 gm.
