A review of Acalypha indica L. (Euphorbiaceae) as traditional medicinal plant and its therapeutic potential
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...Acalypha Acalypha indica India antidiabetic [135,159]...
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...Before modern drugs began to take shape in the medical care industry, people were highly dependent on conventional or traditional medicine, which have been recognized by the World Health Organization as reliable medicinal sources for therapeutic activities [1, 2]....
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"A review of Acalypha indica L. (Eup..." refers background in this paper
..., 2010), insect bites (Kirtikar and Baman, 1918; Nadakarni, 1982), pimples (Malaysia Peninsular Forestry Department, Table 1 Local name of Acalypha indica in other countries....
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...The female is in white color, scattered, and surrounded by a shortly pedunculate large leafy dentate cuneiform with many nerves bract that is approximately 6–8 mm in diameter (Kirtikar and Baman, 1918)....
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...Their petiolate is usually longer than the blade, slender, and stipulate minute (Kirtikar and Baman, 1918; Stone, 1970)....
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...Acalypha indica also can be used to treat insect bites (Kirtikar and Baman, 1918; Nadakarni, 1982)....
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"A review of Acalypha indica L. (Eup..." refers methods in this paper
...They used the anti-inflammation method (Winter et al., 1962) with minor modifications and selected phenylbutazone as the standard drug....
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"A review of Acalypha indica L. (Eup..." refers background in this paper
...For example, the people in India use Acalypha indica leaves with lime juice or garlic for anthelmintic treatment (Mohan et al., 2012)....
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...India Rampilla and Mahammad (2015) Paste is prepared by using leaves and black cuminum then applied as a balm....
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...Most vernacular names are reported in India country as shown in Table 2....
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...Several diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, wound healing and skin irritation can be treated by using this plant as traditionally practiced by Asians especially in India and Nepal.....
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...Some countries like India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and others have more than one name depending on local accents, ethnics, and races in those countries....
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