Plant Details

Accepted name:: Euphorbia peplus L. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Euphorbia peplus var. minima DC.

Euphorbia peplus var. peplus

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cancer weed	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
esule ronde	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
euphorbe des jardins	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
euphorbe des vignes	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
euphorbe omblette	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
herbe de lait	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
khunaiz	Other	Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants (Ghazanfar, 1994)
ma’alakah	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
milkweed	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
petty spurge	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
radium plant	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
radium weed	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
réveille-matin des vignes	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
sabun-gharyt	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
wartweed	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
wundaynah	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
صابون غيت	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
ملعقة	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
وندانه	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flowering plant		Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Esula peplus (L.) Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ.: 158 (1812).
Euphorbia peplus var. amponitana Sennen Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 21: 127 (1911).
Euphorbion peplum (L.) St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 125 (1880).
Galarhoeus peplus (L.) Prokh. Trudy Kuibyshevsk. Bot. Sada 1: 34 (1941).
Keraselma peplus (L.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
Tithymalus peplus (L.) Hill Hort. Kew.: 172.3 (1768).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Euphorbia peplus	Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Euphorbia peplus L.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants (Ghazanfar, 1994) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Euphorbia peplus

Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)

Euphorbia peplus L.

Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants (Ghazanfar, 1994)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020)
SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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