Family Euphorbiaceae.
English: Indian nettle, Three-seeded mercury, Indian copper leaf
Sanskrit: Kuppi, Harithamanjari
Malayalam: Kuppameni കുപ്പമേനി, Poochamayakki-പൂച്ചമയക്കി
Acalypha Indica – Indian nettle or three-seeded mercury is an annual plant commonly found throughout India, in the plane areas, grows up to 1 m. tall, leaves are abundant, green, ovate-elliptical, in a long stamen and many branched. Flowers are green and seeds are white and small pod contain lots of seeds inside.
Useful plant parts:
Whole plant
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-elliptical | Margin-Serrated | Venation-parallel |
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Wounds, Skin diseases like scabies, eczema, psoriasis, ringworm, skin fungal infection, and also used in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis, digestive disorders, respiratory problems such as bronchitis, asthma and pneumonia.
Chemical content:
kaempferol, Acalyphine, acalyphamide, Triacetoneamine, cyanogenic glycoside, quinone, sterols and alkaloids.
Medicinal Properties:
Antibacterial, Anti-venomous( Neutralize snake venom)
The herb may cause intestinal irritation.
The juice extract of leaves is mixed with lime and applied to the skin to cure Ringworm. Fresh juice of leaves mixed with coconut oil and salt is better for Rheumatoid arthritis pain and to cure Scabies. Powdered leaves are used to cure infected wounds.
Fresh juice of leaves mixed with coconut oil and salt is better for Rheumatoid arthritis pain and to cure Scabies. Powdered leaves are used to cure infected wounds.
Leaves ground with raw turmeric is applied on the wound to cure easily.
Cats chew this plant’s root and leaf to cure digestive problems and constipation, so this plant is called in Malayalam ‘Poochamayakki-പൂച്ചമയക്കി ‘.
The application of leaf juice can cure scabies and other skin disorders.
Tincture is used in Homeopathy medicine for incipient phthisis with bloody expectoration, emaciation and arterial hemorrhage.
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