Euphorbia tirucalli Modu kalli | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Euphorbia tirucalli

Scientific Name and Description

Euphorbia tirucalli L.

Herb Family

Euphorbiaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	tirucalli rubber
Hindi	angli thor, anglithor, barki-sehund, barki-thohar, gangli-thor, konpahlsehnd, konpal, konpal-sehnd, sehnd, sehnr, sehud, sehund, sendh, shirthohar, sindh, thohra,Jangli Jhar जंगली झाड़
Kannada	bonta-kalli, bontakalli, bontekalli, bottu kalli, bottugalli, jiggalli, jiggu kalli, kadunevali, kalli, kodekalli, kodu galli, kodugalli, kodukalli, kolu galli, kolu kalli, kolugalli, kolukalli, mondugalli, mondukalli, mundugalika, mundugalli, munukalli, nandu galli, nandugalli, nandukalli, nundugalli, paccanegalli, pacchaneballi, pachan, pachanegalli, taria, yellegulla
Malayalam	guda, kalli, kateruma, katerumakkalli, katterumakkalli, kol-kalli, kolkalli, tirucalli, tiruk-kalli, tirukalli, tirukkalli
Marathi	kada nivali, nevli, nirval, nival, nivla, portugali, seyr, seyrteg, shar, shera, tej, thuvar, vajraduhu,Dudhali दुधळी
Sanskrit	bahukshira, dandasruha, dandathuhara, dugdhika, ganderi, kampillaka, satala, snuhi, snuk, snuka, trikantaka, trikuntaka, vajradruma, vajravrksah,Snuhi स्नुही
Tamil	cakkalavi, catukalavi, kalli, kalli kiri, kalli-kombu, keeri, kombu-kalli, kombukkalli, kompukkalli, pachankalli, parchanu, thirugukalli, tiru-kalli, tirucalli, tirugu-kalli, tirukalli, tirukkalli, tiruku, tiruku-k-kalli, tirukukalli, tiruvatti
Telugu	cemudu, chemadu, chemudu, jamudu, jemudu, jemudu-kadalu, kaadu jemmudu, kada-jemudu, kadajamudi, kadujemudu, kalli, kanchi jemudu, kancijemudu, kanji jemudu, kanjijemudu, kundigi, manchi jamudu, pullajeedikada, pullakada, sanna jemudu, sannajamudu, sannajemudu, thirugu jemmudu, thirukalli
Common Names	Firesticks, Milk Hedge, Naked Casserole Tree, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, fire stick, aveloz, milk bush

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Botanical name : Euphorbia tirucalli L

Family : Euphorbiaceae

Part used : Leaves

Antidote for : Scorpion sting

Formulations and application : 1-15 gms of scally leaves are squashed with a pinch of common salt. Paste is apply externally as an antidote for scorpion sting.

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Euphorbia tirucalli L. Kaadajemudu Euphorbiaceae Whole plant cold, cough

Euphorbia tirucalli L.

Habit - Shrub to small tree

Parts used - Stem, leaves, latex, bark, twigs

Application - Remove warts; skin diseases; fish poison; rheumatism; bone fractures; migrane; headache; abortion

Treatment - General; pregnant women

References - Ratnam and Raju 2008, Sreeramulu et al. 2013