Acalypha indica

Synonym: Muktajhuri, Swetbasanta, Indian Nettle, Indian Acalypha, three-seeded mercury
 

acalypha indica

 Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Malpighiales

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Genus: Acalypha

Species: A. indica

Botanical name: Acalypha indica L.

Medicinal name: Acalypha indica

Parts: Plant, Leaf, Root

Habitat: tropical Africa and South Africa, in India and Sri Lanka, as well as in Yemen and Pakistan.

Description:

• One simple herb that is used for treating diseases
• The leaves are serrated at edges and look deep green oval to round in shape.
• The root spreads wide and do not go deep which makes it easy to pull it out.
• Weed grows fast after rains and finishes its lifecycle before the hot April and May.