Acalypha indica L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Whole plant and leaf
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Paste made by ground whole plant is applied for dysuria after highly poisonous snake bites
- Leaves are used to treat asthma, bronchitis, bed sores, ring worm, constipation in children and rheumatic affection
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Amide: acalyphamide from whole plant; cyanogenic glucoside: acalyphine from aerial parts; kaempferol glycosides: mauritianin, clitorin, nicotiflorin and biorobin from flowers and leaves
Bioactivity :
Petroleum ether and alcohol extracts of plant: anti-implantation activity, estrogenic activity, post coital antifertility activity; ethanol extracts of dried plant parts: wound healing; aqueous, ethyl acetate and alcohol extracts of leaves: antibacterial, snake venom neutralizing properties; methanol extract of whole plant: analgaesic and anti-inflammatory
Clinical:
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