Plant Details

Accepted name:: Euphorbia helioscopia L. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Euphorbia helioscopia subsp. helioscopia

Euphorbia helioscopia subsp. helioscopioides (Loscos & J.Pardo) Nyman

Euphorbia helioscopia subsp. hiemalis A.P.Khokhr.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chatri dhodak	Other	Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
chattri dodak	Other	Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
dudhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dudhya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
emaiah	Other	Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
eoufórvia	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
galatsída	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
galóhorto	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
guri sochol	Other	Ethnobot. of Monochlamydeae Pl. from Kashmir (Farooq et al., 2014)
halib ad-dibb	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
hirruseeah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khenak aldajaj	Other	Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
lechetrés	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
lubbayn	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
madwoman's milk	Other	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mandano	Other	Med. Pl. of Tehsil Kabal, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
prewatki	Other	Ethnobot. of Some Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Ali et al., 2011)
sa’ada	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
sun spurge	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
surge	Other	Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
wartweed	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
wolf's milk	Other	Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
zahar	Other	Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
γαλατσίδα	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
γαλόχορτο	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
εουφόρβια	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
حليب الدب	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
سعاده	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
لبين	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
‫لبينة‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
泽漆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
Leaf, Root		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
Milk/ Sap		Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
milky juice		Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
milky juice		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
Root, leaf		Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000)
Stem		Med. Pl. of Tehsil Kabal, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015)
whole plant		Ethnobot. of Some Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Ali et al., 2011)
Whole plant		Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
leaves, stem, latex		Ethnobot. of Monochlamydeae Pl. from Kashmir (Farooq et al., 2014)
latex, roots, juice		Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
	latex	Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
Dried aerial part, Dried root, Entire plant, Fresh latex		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Euphorbion helioscopium (L.) St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 126 (1880).
Galarhoeus helioscopius (L.) Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ.: 152 (1812).
Tithymalus helioscopius (L.) Hill Hort. Kew.: 172.3 (1768).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Euphorbia helioscopa L.	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
Euphorbia helioscopia	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Euphorbia helioscopia L	Ethnobot. of Some Pl. Resources in Pakistan (Ali et al., 2011)
Euphorbia helioscopia L.	Ethnobot. of Monochlamydeae Pl. from Kashmir (Farooq et al., 2014) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013) Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Iraq (Al-Douri, 2000) Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Med. Pl. in the Med.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of Tehsil Kabal, Pakistan (Khan et al., 2015) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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