Haritha Manjari – Indian acalypha
‘Kuppameni’, ‘Vetti’, ‘etti’ is known since the vedic period and these are considered as the important oushadhas. These drags are under gone is different family.
Aporusa lendlegana plant is commonly known as Salle (in Kannada). The tree is frequently found in the Malnad region of Karnataka state. The plant is used as a traditional medicine for heeling skin deseases.
Lorathaleae family is the well known of the parents plants. Denropthae falcate is in that family it is a large bushy evergreen paramedic plant the plant bang properties like astngent, narrates bitter, diver tic and used.
AcalYpha indica is one of the important drag it is belonged in ‘Euphorbiace’. It grow as used in wastelands, throughout plants plant palletise radiated vata, ulcer, cough, skin diseases, arthritis, and constipation.
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Vernacular Names
English – Indian acalypha
Hindi – Khokali
Kannada – Jalamali
Malayalam – Kuppameni
Sanskrit – Haritha Manjari
Tamil – Kadukkan
Telugu – Kupparte chittu
Tulu – Bangaara Kayi
Synonyms
Acalypha spicata
Acalypha ciliata
Systematic Classification
Kingdom – Plantae
Division – Magnoliophyta
Class – Magnoliopsida
Subclass – Malpegheales
Family Character
An great annual harts grows up to 60cm is heights. Leaves orates rhombic, with long petioles, acute, crenate serrate flowers unisexual, found in axllary speaks, fruits capsules, covered with persistent bracts, seeds aroids, pale brown.
Constants
Alkaloeds” acelypus” and” acalyphone
Morphology
Habit: An erect annual herb, bran ched it grows up to 60cm is height.
Roots: Contains alkaloid
Leaf: Leaves acute rhombic, with long petiole, acute, crenate, serrate cyncate at base petioles are 3.0 -60cm long
Inflorescence: parsed & unparsed enclosed by large bracts of 0.5cm length deacons
Flower: unisexual, found in axillary spikes green, minute erect
Seed – brown, ovoid
Capsule, smooth, globose
Officinal part
Whole part of the plant
Chemical Composition
Plant contains Kaempferol, set sterol, triacetonaminc , leaves and twigs, acalyphine , acalyphamide and other amides quinine, sterols and gynogenic glycoside.
Properties
Rasa – Katu, Tikta
Guna- Laghu, Ruksha
Virya – Ushna
Vipaka-Katu
Actions & uses
Kasasvasahase, Kaphagna, Recani, Vamaka, virecani, mutrala
Prayoga and Uses
It is mainly used for the diseases ulcer cough, skin diseases, arthritis and constipation the leaves posses laxative properties used in the forms of powder or decoction mixed with garlic. They are used as asthelmistic. The powder of the dry leaves is used in bed stores.
Therapeutic uses
Haritamanjari plant is better, acrid and possess divers tic, expectorant, emetic anthelmic anodme
It causes gastro intestinal irritation. It is used as substitute for epiacea and sevege
Dosage
950 – 1300 mg – cures respirator y diseases