Euphorbia hirta


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Botanical Name : Euphorbia hirta
Sanskrit Name: Dugudhika
English Name : Asthma weed
Family : Euphorbiacea

Plant Parts Used : Whole plant

Description of Euphorbia hirta : A small perennial herb with milky latex in all parts of the plant. Stems hairy, leaves small, opposie, elliptic-oblong or oblong lanceolate, fruits small, seeds smoth and blue colored.

Phytochemicals:
Alkaloid, essential oil, phenols, sterol, flavones and fatty acids.

Properties:
Anthelmintic, expectorant, antidysenteric, hypoglycemic.

Medicinal uses:
In Dysentery, worms, amoebic dysentery,
Syphilis, bowel complaints, cough etc.
-Decoction of the plant is given in bronchial affections and asthma.
Latex of the plant is used as application for warts

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