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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
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A small perennial herb with milky latex in all parts of the
plant. Stems hairy, leaves small, opposite, elliptic-oblong or
oblong lanceolate, fruits small, seeds smooth and blue colored.
Phytochemicals:
Alkaloid, essential oil, phenols, sterol, flavones and fatty
acids.
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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
Herbal
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