Fairly common in open areas Leaf decoction is used for the treatment of swellings, bee sting, skin diseases, dysentery, itch and epilepsy. Leaf extract is given to children for cough and breathing problem. Root decoction is effective in curing fever and cold. The leaf juice is us
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Leaf decoction is used for the treatment of swellings, bee sting, skin diseases, dysentery, itch and epilepsy. Leaf extract is given to children for cough and breathing problem. Root decoction is effective in curing fever and cold. The leaf juice is used to treat ophthalmia.
family
Euphorbiaceae
synonym
Acalypha betulina Retz.
description
Erect, profusely branched × sub-shrubs. Leaves 2-5 1-3 cm, ovate, base truncate or subcordate, apex acuminate, effmargin crenate-serrate, hairy on both sides, aromatic, glandular below, glands orange; petiole to 3 cm long. Spikes short, axillary, solitary, androgynous, to 2 cm long. Tepals tomentose, with sessile glands outside. Stamens many. Female flowers below, sessile; bracts reniform; ovary to 0.5 mm across; × styles many. Capsules trilobed, 3 2 mm., seeds ellipsoid-ovoid, brown.