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''Acalypha indica'' (English: Indian acalypha, Indian nettle, three-seeded mercury French: Ricinelle des Indes, oreille de chatte, herbe chatte,〔 Muktajhuri in Bengali,〔Morphology of Flowering Plants, Higher Biology, Dulal Chandra Santra〕 Tamil: Poonamayakki,Kuppaimeni〔 (シンハラ語:කුප්පමේනිය)) is a species of plant having catkin type of inflorescence. It occurs throughout tropical Africa and South Africa, in India and Sri Lanka, as well as in Yemen and Pakistan. It has possibly been introduced elsewhere as a weed. In West and East Africa the plant is used as a medicinal plant.It is a common herb growing up to 75 cm tall with ovate leaves. Flowers are green, unisexual found in catkin inflorescence. In West Africa the leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. It is also browsed by cattle.〔Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (2008). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(1). Medicinal plants 1. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen, Netherlands.〕 This plant is held in high esteem in traditional Tamil Siddha medicine as it is believed to rejuvenate the body.〔Dr.J.Raamachandran, HERBS OF SIDDHA MEDICINES-The First 3D book on HERBS〕 ==Geographic distribution== ''Acalypha indica'' occurs widely throughout the tropics of the Old World. In Africa it occurs in Nigeria in West Africa and further widely throughout tropical Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. It also occurs in India, South East Asia, and Oceania. It has been introduced to areas of the new world with favorable climates.
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