Acalypha

(ah-kal’-if-ah) [d/caAv<^c, unveiled]. Agenus of euphorbiaceous plants. A., Ext. Liq. Dose Tu, x-jj (0.6-4.0). 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 £j (4.0). Unof. A. virginica, of North America, is diuretic and expectorant. Acanthi a lectularia {ak-an’ ‘-the-ah lek-chula’-re-ah) [L.]. The common bedbug. 23