Acalypha indica
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Harita manjari
Hindi: Kuppi, Kuppikhokhali
English: Indian Copperleaf, Indian acalypha,
Indian nettle, Three-seeded-mercury
Malayalam: Kuppameni, Kuppi, Kuppikhokhali
Habitat _ Occurs throughout the
plains of India, ascending the hills
in Orissa up to 1500 m.
English _ Indian Acalypha.
Ayurvedic _ Kuppi, Muktavarchaa,
Haritamanjari
Siddha/Tamil _ Kuppaimeni.
Folk _ Khokli, Kuppi, Aamaabhaaji.
Action _ 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.
The plant contains kaempferol;
leaves and twigs contain acalyphamide
and other amides, quinone, sterols,
cyanogenic glycoside.
The herb causes intestinal irritation
