Plant Acalypha indica (Euphorbiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cancer Herb, Indian Acalypha, Copperleaf, Indian Nettle, Three-Seeded-Mercury

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
1-INOSITOLMONOMETHYLETHER	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
ACALYPHAMIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ACALYPHINE	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	1470.0	7540.0	0.26	Wealth of India.
ASH	0	Leaf	31000.0	159000.0	0.71	Wealth of India.
AURANTIAMIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	4	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	6670.0	34205.0	1.08	Wealth of India.
CALCIUM-OXALATE	4	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	60000.0	300700.0	-2.47	Wealth of India.
FAT	0	Leaf	14000.0	71800.0	0.31	Wealth of India.
FIBER	15	Leaf	23000.0	117950.0	-0.54	Wealth of India.
GAMMA-SITOSTEROL-ACETATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
HCN	9	Leaf	not available	2700.0	0.65	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
HYDROCYANIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	2700.0	1.00	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
IRON	6	Leaf	170.0	885.0	1.32	Wealth of India.
KAEMPFEROL	75	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Wealth of India.
N-METHYL-3-CYANOPYRIDONES	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
N-OCTACOSANOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Wealth of India.

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List of plant activities.
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Activity Sort descending	Chemical Count	Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant)	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Oliveira, T. T., Nagem, T. J., Miranda, L. C. G., Paula, V. F., Teixeira, M. A. 1997. Inhibitory Action on Aldose Reductase by Soybean Flavonoids. J Braz Chem Soc, 8(3): 211-213.
Analgesic	1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic)	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker)	Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic	1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin)	Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE	1 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE)	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic)	Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic	3 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran)	Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic)	Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety	1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety)	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiasthmatic)	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic)	Duke, 1992 *