Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Scientific Name and Description
Euphorbia tithymaloides L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | redbird flower, devil's-backbone, redbird cactus, Jewbush, buck-thorn, cimora misha, Christmas candle, fiddle flower, ipecacuahana, Jacob's ladder, Japanese poinsettia, Jew's slipper, milk-hedge, myrtle-leaved spurge, Padus-leaved clipper plant, red slipper spurge, slipper flower, slipper plant, slipper spurge, timora misha,zig-zag plant. |
Plants Medicinal Value
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
References
Literature
Literature
Dey and De 2012
Kumar and Chaturvedi 2010
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Euphorbia tithymaloides. (2024, April 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_tithymaloides
Body
Euphorbia tithymaloides L.
Habit - Succulent shrub
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Cure headache; skin disease; urinary problems; snakebite
Treatment - General
References - Dey and De 2012, Kumar and Chaturvedi 2010