Plant Details

Accepted name:: Acalypha indica L. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
acalypha indica	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
akkiniccalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akkiniccivam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akkinicivam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alcalifa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
anantakacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anantakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ankuram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
antakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
antakameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
antakamenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arimancari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arishtamanjari	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
aristamanjari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arittamanjarie	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arittamunjari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arittamunjariye	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arittamunjayrie	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atikamenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
brennkraut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
cailameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cailamenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakkaraputpacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakkaraputpam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakkaraputpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cakkiraputpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canakkimeni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canakkimenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cekamurukameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chal maari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chalmari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civantirevatacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civantirevatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civappukkantika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civappukkantikacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
copperleaf	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
cukatukkam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cukatukkamirantariyumilai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cupameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
curupanati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gifbossie	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
harita-manjari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
harita-manjiri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
haritamanjari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
harithamanjari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
herbe chatte	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
hierba de cancer	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
indian acalypha	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
indian copper leaf	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
indian copperleaf	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
indian nettle	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
indian-nettle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
indisches kupferblatt	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
inkaracceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
inkaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
intiraimeni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
intiraimenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jalamali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalakalakkiniyanon	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalakkiniyon	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kariyariyuritton	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katippankicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katippankikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khajoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khojoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khokalee	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khokali	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khokla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khokli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kholi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolippu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolippuntu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolipputu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolirpuntu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolitameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolitamenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koopamaynie	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupamani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupichettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupintaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppa-mani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppai meni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppai-meni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppaichettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppaimeni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppaman-cheti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppamani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppameniya	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kuppante chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppaveni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppi gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppi-chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppichettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppigida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppikhokli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppikkentam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppinta or muripindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppintaaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppivaeni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupppinta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuppunte soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
machelikoane	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mamjarshejari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mankariyan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manshinka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marcalamokini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mayakanni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mayilam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mayilameni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mayilamenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
menakaivari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
meni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
meniyilaicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muktavarcca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
munrilaimeni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
munrilaimenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muraimacakki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muraimayakki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muraimayakkicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muripinda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muripindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
murkandachettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
murkondachettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
murukonda-chettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
murupindi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muvilai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naciyari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naciyarimenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeli gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
oreille de chatte	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
otuvatakki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
payilikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
payilimenicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
payiliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
payiravi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
payliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
petari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pitari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poison bush	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
poonai vanangi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punai vananki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punaippakai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punaippakaicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
punaivanankicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puppante	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puppanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
re dai tie xian cai	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ricinela	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ricinelle des indes	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
shendri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanivalipperumal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanivalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanivallicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tekaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
teruvilalakai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
teruvilalaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
three-seeded mercury	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
three-seeded-mercury	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
thuppa keere	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiripuramerittan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tirumenikantan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tirumeniyalaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tirumeniyalakicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
toluritton	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valakkonnai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valapparuti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vetakkinikumaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vicuvakappiyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vinaivika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vinaivikacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
කුප්පමේනිය	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves, Roots, Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Whole plant		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 13 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Acalypha canescens Benth. in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.° 7785 (1847), nom. nud.
Acalypha caroliniana Blanco Fl. Filip.: 748 (1837), nom. illeg.
Acalypha chinensis Benth. Fl. Hongk.: 303 (1861).
Acalypha ciliata Benth. in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.° 7779J (1847), nom. nud.
Acalypha cupamenii Dragend. Heilpfl.: 380 (1898).
Acalypha decidua Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 161 (1775).
Acalypha fimbriata Baill. Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 272 (1861), nom. illeg.
Acalypha somalensis Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 100 (1894).
Acalypha somalium Müll.Arg. Bremen Abh. 7: 27 (1880).
Acalypha spicata Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 161 (1775).
Cupamenis indica (L.) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 67 (1838).
Ricinocarpus deciduus (Forssk.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891).
Ricinocarpus indicus (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 618 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Acalypha indica	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Acalypha indica L.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Acalypha indica Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015)
Acalypha indicum	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)

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