Euphorbia hirta
Euphorbia hirta
Euphorbia hirta
MH258 : Euphorbia hirta L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 461 |
| Synonym | : | Chamaesyce gemella (Lag.) Small;
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.;
Chamaesyce hirta f. litoralis Hurus.;
Chamaesyce hirta var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara;
Chamaesyce hirta var. laeticincta Croizat;
Chamaesyce karwinskyi (Boiss.) Millsp.;
Chamaesyce pekinensis var. glaberrima (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto;
Chamaesyce pilulifera var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara;
Chamaesyce rosei Millsp.;
Desmonema hirta (L.) Raf.;
Ditrita hirta (L.) Raf.;
Euphorbia bancana Miq.;
Euphorbia capitata Lam.;
Euphorbia chrysochaeta W.Fitzg.;
Euphorbia gemella Lag.;
Euphorbia globulifera Kunth;
Euphorbia hirta var. destituta L.C.Wheeler;
Euphorbia hirta var. glaberrima Koidz.;
Euphorbia hirta var. typica L.C.Wheeler, nom. inval.;
Euphorbia karwinskyi Boiss.;
Euphorbia nodiflora Steud.;
Euphorbia obliterata Jacq.;
Euphorbia pilulifera f. humifusa Domin;
Euphorbia pilulifera f. rubromaculata Domin;
Euphorbia pilulifera f. viridis Domin;
Euphorbia pilulifera var. arechavaletae Herter;
Euphorbia pilulifera var. discolor Engelm.;
Euphorbia pilulifera var. glabrescens Thell.;
Euphorbia pilulifera var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.;
Euphorbia pilulifera var. hirta (L.) Thell.;
Euphorbia pilulifera var. obliterata (Jacq.) Hitchc.;
Euphorbia verticillata Vell., nom. illeg.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Dudhi, Asthma Weed, Common spurge, Cats hair, Bara dudhi, Pakhamba maton, Dudhi, Ammam Paccharisi, Nelapalai, Nanabalu, Achchedida, Barokarni, Dudurli, Pakhang leiton, Ankhle Jhaar, Dudhe, Dudhe Jhaar, Dudhiyaa, Raato Maase Laharaa, Raato Lahare Ghaans, Chimphar Jhaar, Jotane Jhaar |
| Plant Family | : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Description | : | Slender, erect, pubescent herbs about 20-35 cm tall. Leaves decussate, 1-2.5 x 0.7-1.5 cm, broadly oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, base obliquely truncate, margin serrulate, apex acute, hispid on both sides, basally 3-nerved; petiole to 3 mm long. Cyathia aggregated in single or paired axillary clusters. Involucre minute, c. 1 mm long; glands 5, red. Male flowers 4-6, ebracteolate. Female florets laterally pendulous; styles 2-fid from base. Capsule 1.5-2 mm across, pubescent. Seeds minute, red, 4-angled, minutely furrowed. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | used traditionally for female disorders, respiratory ailments (cough, coryza, bronchitis, and asthma), worm infestations in children, dysentery, jaundice, pimples, gonorrhea, digestive problems, and tumors. anti-cancer |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Myricetin; euphorbin A; euphorbin B; euphorbin E; gallic acid; alpha-amerin; beta-amyrin; beta-amyrin acetate; araxerone; taxerol; Cycloarternol; beta-sitosterol; campesterol; stigmasterol; cycloarternol; ellagic acid; terchebin; Afzelin; quercitrin; myricitrin; rutin; quercitin; euphorbin-A; euphorbin-B; euphorbin-C; euphorbin-D; kaempferol; gallic acid; protocatechuic acid; beta-amyrin; 24-methylenecycloartenol; heptacosane; nnonacosane; shikmic acid; tinyatoxin; choline; camphol; quercitol; Beta-rhamnose; chtolphenolic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (7): Beta-sitosterol; Rutin; Kaempferol; Myricetin; Stigmasterol; Ellagic acid; Gallic Acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33117
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Asthma%20Weed.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249903/ |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Euphorbiales |
| Family | : Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family |
| Genus | : Euphorbia |
| Species | : Euphorbia hirta |