Indramarisha
| Botanical name: | Acalypha indica |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Local name: | Indramarisha |
| Common name: | Indian acalypha |
| Parts used: | Root, leaf |
| Plant character: | It is an erect annual herb with long-petioled ovate serrate leaves. Flowers minute, greenish-white, borne on inflorescence with leafy bracts. It prefers medium light and grows wild in waste places after monsoon rains; can be cultivated. |
USES:
The root and leaf paste are used with turmeric to cure the skin disease. Leaf paste with lime juice is given in ringworm infection. The leaf paste is given to control dysentery.
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