Can Acalypha indica be used to attract other big cats like tigers and lions in the wild ?

Effect on domestic cats

Throughout
the area where the plant grows, it is widely known for its effect on
domestic cats, which react very strongly and favorably to the root of
the plant. In this regard it is very similar to catnip, but the effect is much more pronounced. For this reason it is called Poonamayakki in Tamil, and Pokok Kucing Galak (Excited Cat Tree) in Malay.

Acalypha indica

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Acalypha indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subtribe:	Acalyphinae
Genus:	Acalypha
Species:	A. indica
Binomial name
Acalypha indica L.
Synonyms
Acalypha bailloniana Müll.Arg. Acalypha canescens Benth., nom. nud. Acalypha bailloniana Müll.Arg. Acalypha caroliniana Blanco, nom. illeg. Acalypha chinensis Benth. Acalypha ciliata Benth., nom. nud. Acalypha cupamenii Dragend. Acalypha decidua Forssk. Acalypha fimbriata Baill. Acalypha indica var. bailloniana (Müll.Arg.) Hutch. Acalypha indica var. minima (H.Keng) S.F.Huang & T.C.Huang Acalypha minima H.Keng Acalypha somalensis Pax Acalypha somalium Müll.Arg. Acalypha spicata Forssk. Cupamenis indica (L.) Raf. Ricinocarpus baillonianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze Ricinocarpus deciduus (Forssk.) Kuntze Synonym Ricinocarpus indicus (L.) Kuntze[1]

Acalypha indica (English: Indian Acalypha, Indian Mercury, Indian Copperleaf, Indian Nettle, Three-seeded Mercury) is an herbaceous annual that has catkin-like inflorescences with cup-shaped involucres
surrounding the minute flowers. It is mainly known for its root being
attractive to domestic cats, and for its various medicinal uses. It
occurs throughout the Tropics.