Acalypha

(ah-kal'-if-ah) unveiled. A genus of euphorbiaceous plants. A., Ext., Liq. Uose A. fruticosa, of India, is useful in dyspepsia and diarrhea, and is tonic and alterant. A. hispid a has similar uses. A. indica, a euphorbiaceous plant, common in India. The leaves are expectorant, emetic, laxative. A. Succus. Dose for an infant Unof. A. virginica, of JVorth America, is diuretic and expectorant.