Barcode: CAL0000008969

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Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Scientific Name: Acalypha racemosa Wall. ex Bailley

Collector: K. Ramamurthy

Country: India

Uses: Decoction is used as laxative. The herb is used against severe cough associated with bleeding from the lungs (haemoptysis) and insipient phthisis. Leaf juice is employed for treating cutaneous troubles. Juice of fresh leaves is a reliable emetic, found useful in cases of croup.