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Saturday, 3 August 2013

Acalypha fruticosa Forsk.

Family- Euphorbiaceae.
Habitat- Orissa, Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and Kerala.
English- Birch-leaved Acalypha.
Siddha/Tamil- Kuppaimeni.
Folk- Chinnivara.
Action- Leaves—stomachic, alterative;prescribed in digestive disorders, dyspepsia, colic, diarrhoea.

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