Acalypha fruticosa Forsk.

Family Euphorbiaceae.

Habitat Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

English Birch-leaved Acalypha.

Siddha/Tamil Kuppaimeni.

Folk Chinnivara.

Action Leaves—stomachic, alterative; prescribed in digestive disorders, dyspepsia, colic, diarrhoea.