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'''Euphorbia thymifolia''' is a prostrate annual plant producing stems up to 25cm long. The stems usually produce numerous adventitious roots. The plant is a very popular medicinal herb in much of Africa and also in many other areas of the tropics. It is commonly harvested from the wild and is also sold in local markets.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Erysipelas}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Cystitis}}, {{Uses|Kidney ailments}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Intercostal pain}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Lung problems}}, {{Uses|Influenza}}, {{Uses|Absence of menstruation}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|Fresh leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A common weed of cultivated and waste ground, often on sandy or gravelly soils, at elevations up to 1,650 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Waste ground}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Gravelly soils}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Euphorbia+thymifolia Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263242 Euphorbia thymifolia on indiabiodiversity.org]* [ https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Euphorbia_thymifolia_(PROTA) Euphorbia thymifolia on plantnet-project.org]* [ https://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83442:euphorbia-thymifolia&Itemid=150 Euphorbia thymifolia on globinmed.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
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