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Acalypha ciliata Forsk.

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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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