Euphorbia thymifolia Choti Dudhi | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Euphorbia thymifolia

Scientific Name and Description

Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Herb Family

Euphorbiaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	chhoti-dudhi, chhotidudhi, chothadudhi, choti dudhi, choti-dudhi, duddhi, dudhiya, nigachuni,Choti Dudhi छोटी दूधी
Kannada	bilechitra phala, bilee chitraphala, bilichihra phala, chithra ballaare, chithra paala, kempu nene hakki, naagaarjuni
Malayalam	caicotten-pala, nilappala
Marathi	duduni, ghakdidudhi, lahandudhi, lahannayati, mothidudhi, Dudhali दुधळी
Sanskrit	dugdhika, gorakshadugdhi, laghudugdhi, laghudugdhika, nagarjuni, racta-vinda-chada, raktabinducchada, raktavindachada, raktavinduchada, लघुदुधिका
Tamil	amman pacharisi, ammanpacharisi, chin-amam patchey arisee, chinamampatchaiyausi, sinnamman-pacharisi, sithra paladai, sittirappaladi, sittrapaladai, sittrapaladi, sivappu amman pachharisi
Telugu	bidurunabiyam, bidurunanabiyam, erra chittipayal aaku, peddavari, reddivaarinanubalu, reddivari nanbalu, reddivarimanubala
Common names	Asthma Plant, Dwarf Spurge

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Folk

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Euphorbia thymifolia Euphorbiaceae Latex Thuar Latex is applied to cure burn wound. The juice of the plants is given in ringworm and other skin disease. The latex of the plants was applied on eruption boil, burn and wound

Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Habit - Herb

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - Snake bite; astringent; anathelmatic; ring worm; laxative; intestinal inflammation; dysentery; diarrhoea; indigestion; purgative

Treatment - General; children; infants

References - Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984