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General Information

Acalypha siamensis is a shrub or small scrambling tree growing up to 4 metres tall[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tea and a medicine. It is cultivated as a substitute tea plant and is also grown as a hedge in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia[, ].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - southern China (Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatera).

Habitat

Locally common in dry, evergreen or mixed forest or scrub vegetation, often on sandy soils, sometimes on limestone; at elevations up to about 400 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	3.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

The potential use of this species as a raw material in the herbal and pharmaceutical industry is worth exploring[].

Edible Uses

A hot infusion of the dried leaves is drunk as a tea by the Thais and Malays[].

Medicinal

The leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat fever, bowel complaints and kidney diseases; they are said to have antipyretic properties[].

Agroforestry Uses:

The plant is often cultivated as a hedge plant[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Stem cuttings[].

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