Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Euphorbia caducifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Euphorbia caducifolia HAINES
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | danda-thor, thor, Thuar, Sehund |
| Telugu | katte jemudu |
| Sanskrit | Snuhi |
| Rajasthan Region | Danda Thor |
| Common names | leafless milk hedge. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
- The milky latex of plant is used as an expectorant.
- It is used locally as rubefacient, digestive, abortifacient.
- It is effective in earache, enlargement of spleen and lever, cutaneous affections, inflammation, rheumatism, asthma and dysentery.
- Latex is externally applied to skin on blisters/wounds, to remove warts and an antidote to snake bite.
- Root decoction is an abortifacient, leaves eaten as vegetable.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Euphorbia caducifolia Haines
Habit - Shrub
Parts used - Root
Application - Abortifacient
Treatment - General
References - Jain et al. 2004
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Jain et al. 2004
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Euphorbia caducifolia. (2024, May 22). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_caducifolia