Acalypha indica Khokali Arishtamanjari

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Acalypha indica

Scientific Name and Description

Acalypha indica L.

Herb Family

Euphorbiaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Acalypha lanceolata Roxb.
Acalypha canescens Benth.
Acalypha canescens Wall.
Acalypha caroliniana Blanco
Acalypha chinensis Benth.
Acalypha ciliata Benth.
Acalypha ciliata Wall.
Acalypha cupamenii Dragend.
Acalypha decidua Forssk.
Acalypha fimbriata Baill.
Acalypha indica var. indica
Acalypha somalensis Pax
Acalypha somalium Müll.Arg.
Acalypha spicata Forssk.
Cupamenis indica Raf.
Ricinocarpus deciduus Kuntze
Ricinocarpus indicus Kuntze
Acalypha bailloniana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha canescens Benth., nom. nud.
Acalypha bailloniana Müll.Arg.
Acalypha caroliniana Blanco, nom. illeg.
Acalypha chinensis Benth.
Acalypha ciliata Benth., nom. nud.
Acalypha cupamenii Dragend.
Acalypha decidua Forssk.
Acalypha fimbriata Baill.
Acalypha indica var. bailloniana (Müll.Arg.) Hutch.
Acalypha indica var. minima (H.Keng) S.F.Huang & T.C.Huang
Acalypha minima H.Keng
Acalypha somalensis Pax
Acalypha somalium Müll.Arg.
Acalypha spicata Forssk.
Cupamenis indica (L.) Raf.
Ricinocarpus baillonianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Ricinocarpus deciduus (Forssk.) Kuntze
Synonym Ricinocarpus indicus (L.) Kuntze

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	Indian acalypha, Indian mercury, Indian copperleaf, Indian nettle, three-seeded mercury
Hindi	khokali, khokla, khokli, kholi, kuppi, kuppikhokli, kuppu, Kuppa, Rakta Karpoor
Kannada	chal maari, chalmari, jalamali, kuppi, kuppi gida, kuppigida, kuppunte soppu, neeli gida, thuppa keere
Malayalam	cupameni, kuppa-mani, kuppaman-cheti, kuppamani, kuppameni, Kuppaykka, Kattukappuravalli
Marathi	khajoti, khojoti, khokalee, khokali, khokla, khokli, kupameni, kupi, kuppi, mamjarshejari, petari, pitari, shendri
Sanskrit	aristamanjari, arittamanjarie, arittamunjari, arittamunjariye, arittamunjayrie, haritamanjari, manshinka, muktavarcca
Tamil	akam., akkiniccalam, akkiniccivam, akkinicivam, anantakacceti, anantakam, anantam, ankuram, antakam, antakameni, antakamenicceti, arimancari, atikamenicceti, cailameni, cailamenicceti, cakkaraputpacceti, cakkaraputpam, cakkaraputpi, cakkiraputpi, cakkiraputpi, canakkimeni, canakkimenicceti, cekamurukameni, civantirevatacceti, civantirevatam, civappukkantika, civappukkantikacceti, cukatukkam, cukatukkamirantariyumilai, curupanati, inkaracceti, inkaram, intiraimeni, intiraimenicceti, kalakalakkiniyanon, kalakkiniyon, kariyariyuritton, katippankicceti, katippankikam, kattukkan , kolippu, kolippuntu, kolipputu, kolirpuntu, kolitameni, kolitamenicceti, koopamaynie, kumari, kupamani, kuppai meni, kuppai-meni, kuppaimeni, kuppaman, kuppamani, kuppamani, kuppaveni, kuppikkentam, kuppivaeni, mankariyan, marcalamokini, mayakanni, mayilam, mayilameni, mayilamenicceti, menakaivari, meni, meniyilaicceti, munrilaimeni, munrilaimenicceti, muraimacakki, muraimayakki, muraimayakkicceti, muvilai, naciyari, naciyarimenicceti, otuvatakki, payilikam, payilimenicceti, payiliyam, payiravi, payliyam, poonai vanangi, punai vananki, punaippakai, punaippakaicceti, punaivanankicceti, puti, tanivalipperumal, tanivalli, tanivallicceti, tekaram, teruvilalakai, teruvilalaki, tiripuramerittan, tirumenikantan, tirumeniyalaki, tirumeniyalakicceti, toluritton, valakkonnai, valapparuti, vetakkinikumaram, vicuvakappiyam, vinaivika, vinaivikacceti,Kuppai, Kattu Karpooravalli
Telugu	harita-manjari, harita-manjiri, harithamanjari, kupichettu, kupintaku, kuppaichettu, kuppante chettu, kuppi-chettu, kuppichettu, kuppinta or muripindi, kuppintaaku, kupppinta, muripinda, muripindi, murkandachettu, murkondachettu, murukonda-chettu, murupindi, puppante, puppanti, Kuppa, Rakta Karpuramu
Common Names	Indian nettles, matchstick weed

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Folk

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Acalypha indica L. Muripinda, pippaku Euphorbiaceae Leaf Scorpion bite, gas trouble

Acalypha indica L

Habit -Herb

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -As a laxative and for gastro-intestinal ailments; cough; snake bite; scorpion sting; scabies; diarrhoea; skin problems; epilepsy; asthma; bronchitis; cuts; wound; insect bite; diuretic; tooth and ear ache; dog bite

Treatment -Children; General

References -Ayyanar 2013, Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2011, Bosco and Arumugam 2012, Ignacimuthu 2008, Shanmugam et al. 2009, Sharma et al. 2013