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Euphorbia tirucalli - Milk Bush
Euphorbia tirucalli is a small tree. It is cultivated as hedge plant in all dry regions. It has succulent branchlets around 7mm thick. With white to yellowish latex. The plant only has a few, small, deciduous leaves towards the tips of the branches.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Sore throat, Wooping cough, Pectoral pain, Stomach ache.[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Euphorbia tirucalli contains white milky latex in all its parts, Including the roots. According to Kapaczewski ( 13), The latex contains about 28% solid matter whose composition is - 21 to 27% water-soluble substances, 59 to 63% resin-soluble substances and 12 to 14% rubber-like substances[3]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಮರ Kalli mara |
| Hindi | Bhadrachur |
| Malayalam | Tirukkalli |
| Tamil | Tiruku-kalli |
| Telugu | Jemudu kadalu |
| Marathi | Chikada, Hura |
| Gujarathi | Gandalio thor |
| Punjabi | Shir thohar |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Amar |
| English | Indian tree spurge, Milk bush |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
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Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Succeeds in subtropical to tropical regions at elevations from sea level to 2,000 metres. The plant is very well adapted to semi-arid conditions, but also occurs in both dry and moist forest, savannah and shrub land, and also withstands salt stress associated with coastal conditions.[6]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Semi-arid conditions, Dry and Moist forest, Savannah, Shrub land.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 186
- ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.371, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Journal Paper from ACS Publications
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ [Cultivation]
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sore throat
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wooping cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pectoral pain
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomach ache
- Herbs with Young branchs used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Punjabi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit -
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Semi-arid conditions
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry and Moist forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Savannah
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Shrub land
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