作者：Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
Acalypha Indica, Linn.
Nat. order , Euphorbiaceæ.
Preparation , Tincture from the plant.
Authority.
Dr. Tonnère, of Calcutta. (See Am. Hom. Rev., vol. 2, and A. H. Z., 61, 104, and 77, 31.)
Acalypha Indica 出现在 Similia 的 13 部经典著作中的 4 部。每部书的写作目的各不相同 — 以下是每部书对该药物的补充内容，以及其条目的开头。
“Indian Nettle A drug having a marked action on the alimentary canal and respiratory organs. It is indicated in incipient phthisis, with hard, racking cough, bloody expectoration, arterial hæmorrhage, but no febrile disturbance. Very weak in the morning, gains strength during day. Progressive emaciation. All…”
“Cupameni. Indian acalypha. (East Indies.) N. O. Euphorbiaceæ. Tincture of fresh plant. Cough / Diarrhœa / Flatulence / Hæmoptysis The chief employment of this Euphorbian has been in violent dry cough followed by bloody expectoration. Expectoration of pure blood in the morning, and dark clotted blood in the evening…”
“Acalypha Indica Linn. Euphorbiaceæ. A weed common in the East Indies, like nettle. Proved and applied by Tonnere, of Calcutta, and Payne, of Bath. Holcombe's cure. Gloomy and despairing, but very unwilling to die. θ Hæmoptysis. Leucorrhœa, sometimes thick, sometimes watery. θ Consumptive patient. Cough, with bloody…”
肯特《症状汇编》在 10 个症状条目中列出了 Acalypha Indica。 这些是其级别最高的条目 — 即肯特认为最具特征性的症状。 其中大多数位于 EXPECTORATION (5), CHEST (2), COUGH (1), MIND (1), STOMACH (1)。
