Medicinal plants from the genus Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae)-A review of their ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 159, Issue , 2015, Pages 137-157

  Seebaluck, R ^a   Gurib Fakim, A ^b   Mahomoodally, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b Centre for Phytotherapy Research   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Acalypha; Ethnopharmacological uses; Euphorbiaceae; Medicinal plants; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAMPHOR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; INDOMETACIN; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; ISOPRENALINE; NAPROXEN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAND FLY REPELLENT; TETRACYCLINE; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACALYPHA; ACALYPHA ALNIFOLIA; ACALYPHA ALOPECUROIDEA; ACALYPHA ANDRINGITRENSIS; ACALYPHA AUSTRALIS; ACALYPHA BIPARTITA; ACALYPHA BRACHYSTACHYA; ACALYPHA CAPITATA; ACALYPHA CILIATA; ACALYPHA COMMUNIS; ACALYPHA DECARYANA; ACALYPHA DIVERSIFOLIA; ACALYPHA FILIFORMIS; ACALYPHA FIMBRIATA; ACALYPHA FRUTICOSA; ACALYPHA GAUMERI; ACALYPHA GRANDIS; ACALYPHA HISPIDA; ACALYPHA INDICA; ACALYPHA INTEGRIFOLIA; ACALYPHA LANCEOLATA; ACALYPHA LYALLII; ACALYPHA MACROSTACHYA; ACALYPHA MANDONII; ACALYPHA MANNIANA; ACALYPHA MARGINATA; ACALYPHA MONOSTACHYA; ACALYPHA ORNATA; ACALYPHA PHLEOIDES; ACALYPHA PLATYPHYLLA; ACALYPHA PSILOSTACHYA; ACALYPHA PURIENS; ACALYPHA RACEMOSA; ACALYPHA RADULA; ACALYPHA SEGETALIS; ACALYPHA SIAMENSIS; ACALYPHA SPACHIANA; ACALYPHA TORTA; ACALYPHA VILLICAULIS; ACALYPHA VIRGINICA; ACALYPHA WILKESIANA; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CONTRACEPTION; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DYSENTERY; ECZEMA; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEVER; HEALTH; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAUNDICE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDLINE; MYCOSIS; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SCABIES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCOPUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING; CHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ACALYPHA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

ACALYPHA; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMANS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84912573960     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.10.040     Document Type: Review

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