Acalypha australis
an annual member of the Acalypha genus in the family Euphorbiaceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.45 m
- Flower type
- monoecious
Uses
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.
Febrifuge, detoxifies, vulnerary[1].
- Product or use
- Depurative
- Product or use
- Vulnerary
- Product or use
- Febrifuge
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China, Japan.
- Habitat
- Waste places and cultivated fields in lowland areas all over Japan[3]. Disturbed habitats such as cultivated fields, roadsides and riverbanks[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
References
? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
PFAFimport-275
Unresolved citation
Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00