The dried leaves of acalypha indica was made into a poultice to treat bedsores and wounds and the juice of acalypha indica is added to oil or lime and used to treat a variety of skin disorders. Indian acalypha, indian mercury, indian copperleaf, indian nettle, threeseeded mercury is an herbaceous annual that has catkinlike inflorescences with cupshaped involucres surrounding the minute flowers. This plant is considered by most people as a weed and can easily be found in these regions. Kannan2 1department of chemistry, muthayammal engineering college, rasipuram,india 2department of chemistry, government college of.
Biopotency of acalypha indica linn on membrane bound atpases. The extracts showed a noncytotoxic response against vero cells african green monkey kidney. Traditionally the plant used as a laxative, anthelmintic, cathartic and the j. Sunshine medical academy for research and training smart, sunshine hospitals, secundrabad500003, telangana, india.
Material and methods fresh and healthy acalypha indica leaves were collected from annamalai university campus annamalai nagar, cuddalore district, tamilnadu. Identifikasi bioaktif golongan flavonoid tanaman anting. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. However, treatment with plant extracts although may be have some unpredictability in the effectiveness. Phytochemical screening and gcms analysis of acetone. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Medicinal plants acalypha indica and prosopis gladulosa an.
It has an important role in tissue repair, yet in some cases it can cause undesirable effects such as tissue damage and loss of function. This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. Postprandial antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activities of acalypha indica linn stem extract. Acalypha indica, aedes aegypti, mosquito repellent, larvicidal activity, gcms introduction acalypha indica is a weed which is widely distributed in sri lanka, india and many other countries and its english name is indian acalypha 1.
The plant acalypha indica belongs to the family of euphorbiaceae is a slender climbing shrub that grows to about 6 m high in marshy places jaures et al 202. It is one of the largest euphorb genera, with approximately 450 to 462 species. Further, the female bracts are without glandtipped hairs along margins in a. Acalypha cultivars deserve a place in our gardens and to be used with greater consideration to create stunning planting compositions. Sellahewa first described acalypha indica induced haemolysis in four patients in sri lanka 38. Phytochemical and pharmacological evaluation of acalypha. Externally, the sap is used as eye drops to treat eye infections. This plant seems to be either acalypha indica or a. The extracts showed inhibition in paw swelling in injected as well as uninjected paw which was compared with. This document is fps004, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer. Acalypha indica is a common weed that belongs to the euphorbiaceae family. Obesityalleviating capabilities of acalypha indica, pergulari ademia. The present work is aimed to evaluate the antiarthritic effect of plant acalypha indica extract by mycobacterium induced arthritis in rats.
Ghosh, in his drugs of hindoosthan says that, dr c. Identification of the cat attractants isodihydronepetalactone and isoiridomyrmecin from acalypha indica. Qualitative estimation of total phenol content was done using folin ciocalteu method in with gallic acid was used as standard. Antioxidant and anticancer activities from aerial parts of. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical investigations of aerial parts of. This study aims to compare therapeutic effect between gem. Out of 2, 50,000 plant species, weeds constitute about 250 species, which are prominent. Plants are the reservoirs of the number of the complicated metabolites of the medicinal values. The extract was evaporated to dryness using rotary flash evaporator. Demand and supply of medicinal plants in trade home botanical namewise search.
Acalypha indica commonly known as kuppi belongs to family euphorbiaceae. Out of scope information includes radiopharmaceuticals, contrast media, herbals, homeopathics, and food. Phytochemical and pharmacological evaluation of acalypha indica linn in experimental animal models shivakumar s. It is mainly known for its root being attractive to domestic cats, and for its various medicinal uses. Phytochemical investigation of the acalypha indica. Accepted name indian acalypha plantae tracheophyta equisetopsida c.
Acalypha indica in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. We present to you 960 traded indian medicinal plants species. Invitro studies rajkiran reddy banala, satish kumar vemuri, gurava reddy a. Antipsoriatic activity of aqueous extract of acalypha indica. Antioxidant and anticancer activities from aerial parts of acalypha indica linn abstract extracts of acalypha indica linn. Although this plant is a weed, acalypha indica has been acknowledged by. Acalypha indica, pergulari ademia and tinospora cardifolia medicinal plants. Fresh, dried and powdered samples of leaf, stem and root of acalypha indica were subjected to fractional distillation in a soxhlet apparatus using solvents.
Acalypha caroliniana blanco acalypha chinensis benth. Use it in breathtaking and inspiring ways in our gardens of the future. Aqueous extract of acalypha indica leaves for the treatment of psoriasis. Acalypha indica linn, antiinflammatory, analgesic, phenolic, flavonoid introduction 9 inflammation is a dynamic and complex process that arises in response towards cellular injury. Fijian fire plant how to grow acalypha and its many cultivars. Acalypha indica extract was shown to augment the process of dermal wound healing by its ability to increase collagen synthesis through upregulation of key players in. The ethanolic extract of acalypha indica was tested for its biopotency on membrane bound enzymes and marker enzymes in urolithiasis in male wistar albino. The present study deals with the leaf extracts of acalypha indica were tested against bacteria by agar well diffusion method. The cell death propidium iodide and apoptosis annexin v was assessed by fluorescence studies and we observed 80% of cell death and 75% of apoptosis in both cell lines. Based on the morphology of the plant, the weeds are also classified in to three categories. The leaf powder, sometimes mixed with salt, is applied externally to maggotinfested wounds, skin parasites and other skin problems. Mosquito repellent and larvicidal activities of acalypha. About 500 g of each acalypha indica and azadirachta indica powdered leaves were extracted with 1 l of methanol separately using soxhlet extraction apparatus for 8 to 16 h.
Gcms analysis and antibacterial evaluation of acalypha indica a. Acalypha indica is an herbal plant that grows in wet, temperate and tropical region, primarily along the earths equator line. The below mentioned article provides an overview on euphorbiales. As well as being exploited for medicinal use, the roots of this plant are known to elicit a druglike effect on cats. Evaluating phytochemical and antidiabetic activity of. An invivo study charles lekhya priya and k v bhaskara rao molecular and microbiology research laboratory, environmental biotechnology division, school of bio sciences and technology, vit university, vellore, tamil nadu, india. Acalypha indica is a weed found in various parts of asia, and widely used in ayurveda for its claimed anti. Pdf antibacterial activity of acalypha indica l dr a. Fijian fire plant how to grow acalypha and its many.
Acalypha indica, azadirachta indica, lawsonia inermis. Postprandial antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activities. The use of medicinal plants as a source for relief from illness can be treated back over five millennia to written documents of the early civilization in china, india and. Acalypha is a genus of flowering plants in the family euphorbiaceae. Identification of food preservative, stress relief compounds by gcms and hr lcqtofms. Antimicrobial activity of acalypha indica was studied using different solvent like acetone and aqueous against bacterial strains like staphylococcus aureus, bacillus subtilis, escherichia coli and klebsiella sp. Gcms analysis and antibacterial evaluation of acalypha indica. This is the most widely used classification by the weed. Inhibitive properties of plant extract acalypha indica l. Comparison of pancreoprotective effects acalypha indica. Acalypha indica is a herb that grows throughout the tropical regions of the world. Acalypha indica pellet out of scope out of scope for rxnorm and will not receive rxnorm normal forms.
In the present study, the acetone leaf extract of acalypha indica were evaluated for gcms analysis. Tonnere, a french homeopath made a proving of acalypha indica and called our attention to. Adverse effects of herbal or dietary supplements in g6pd. The differences are based on the number of female bracts in each inflorescence. Endophytic fungal community study of varied aging leaves of acalypha indica 1anima nanda and b. American journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics. Endophytic fungal community study of varied aging leaves. Antimicrobial, antioxidant activity and phytochemical. A study of antimicrobial activity of acalypha indica. Acalypha indica is considered by the traditional practitioners to be bitter, acrid, expectorant, purgative, emetic, gastrointestinal irritant and diuretic. A floristic survey of flowering plants from vidyabharati. Hplc analysis was done to reveal the nature of phenolic compounds, c18 column was used. Pdf different plant extracts of acalypha indica leaves, stems and roots were investigated for their antioxidant capacity, antibacterial activity.
Acalypha indica extract was shown to augment the process of dermal wound healing by its ability to increase collagen synthesis through upregulation of key players in different phases of wound. A floristic survey of flowering plants from vidyabharati mahavidyalya campus, amravati maharashtra india wagay nasir aziz 1, deshmukh vr1, and rothe sp2 1pg department of botany, vidyabharati mahavidyalaya, camp, amravati444602, india 2department of botany, shri shivaji college of arts, commerce and science, akola444003, india. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The ethanolic extract at high dose 400 mgkg exhibited. Acalypha indica is an herbal plant that grows in wet, temperate and tropical region, primarily along the. Postprandial antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activities of. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
A study of antimicrobial activity of acalypha indica against selected microbial species rajaselvam j1, benila smily j. Acalypha indica commonly known as indian copper leaf is used in traditional medicinal system to treat various diseases. Herbal medicine it is also called botanical medicine or phytomedicinerefers to using plants seeds, flowers, roots for medicinal purpose. Pdf the important biological activities and phytochemistry of. According to hutchinson this is the thirty fifth order of the phylum. The leaves of acalypha grandis have also been reported. Biradar1, nitin mahurkar2 1central research laboratory, department of studies and research in chemistry, gulbarga university, gulbarga 585 106, karnataka state, india.