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(ah-kal'-if-ah) [aKaXu^rjc, unveiled].
A genus of euphorbiaceous plants. A. jruti- cosa, of India, is useful in dyspepsia and diar- rhea, and is tonic and alterant. A. hispida has similar uses. A. indica is a plant common in India. The leaves are expectorant, emetic, laxative. A. virginica, of North America, is diuretic and expectorant. Dose of the fluid- extract 10 min.-i dr. (0.6-4.0 Cc); of the juice {succus acalyphce), for an infant, 1 dr. (4 Cc).
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