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Acalypha ciliata Forsk.
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Embryophyta
Division: Tracheophyta
Subdivision: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Superorder: Rosanae
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Binomial name: Acalypha ciliata Forsk.
Common name(s)
English/Trade names: Copperleaf
Other names: Era, Daadari, Kuppi
Habitat: Common in plains, as a weed in gardens; also in wastelands in Africa and in Asia including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
Habit: Annual shrub/weed
Propagation: Seeds
Parts used: Bark, heart wood, whole plant
Phytochemical Constituents: kaempferol, acalyphamide, amides - quinone, sterols, cyanogenic glycoside.
Pharmacological actions: Analgesic, antibacterial, antiplasmodial, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, fodder, free radical-scavenger, fungicide, haemostatic, hypnotic, larvicide, larvicide – mosquito, laxative, nematicide, parasiticide, vermifuge and wound healing.
Medicinal uses: Arterial haemorrhage, arthrosis, asthma, bacteria, bite, bleeding, bronchitis, bronchosis, burns, cancer, congestion, constipation, cough, croup, decubitis, dermatosis, earache, emaciation, Escherichia, fever, fungus (ringworm), gastrosis, haemoptysis, headache, incipient phthisis, infection, inflammation, leprosy, maggot, malaria, mange – scabies, mania, nasopharyngeal affections, ophthalmia, pain, parasite, phthisis, piles, pneumonia, pulmonosis, rheumatism, scabies, schistosomiasis, skin (acne, eczema), sore, syphilis, toothache, tuberculosis, tumour, water retention, worms and wound.
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