Plant Details

Accepted name:: Euphorbia lathyris L. [Euphorbiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
burg sudab	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caper euphorbia seeb powder	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
caper euphorbia seed	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010)
caper euphorbia seed powder	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
caper spurge	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
caper-spurge	Other	Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)
catapúcia-menor	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
euphorbe épurge	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
euphorbia lathyris	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
euphorbiae lathyridis semen	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)
euphorbiae semen	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
euphorbiae semen pulveratum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
gopher plant	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
gopher-plant	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
gopherplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hsu sui tze	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
korstörel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kreuzblättrige wolfsmilch	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lechetrezna	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mole plant	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
mole-plant	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
moleplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
māhou-dāneh	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
qian jin zi	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
qianjinzi	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
qianjinzi shuang	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010)
qianjinzishuang	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2015)
semen euphorbiae	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacop. of China (2005)
semen euphorbiae pulveratum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
sogsuja	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sook chooi che	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
tukhm sudab	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tártago	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ماهودانه	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
‫حلبلوب‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
千金子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
续随子叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
续随子茎中白汁	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
seed	dried ripe seed	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Milky exudate		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
seed		Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Epurga lathyris (L.) Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 150 (1869).
Euphorbia decussata Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 389 (1796), nom. superfl.
Euphorbia lathyris var. minor Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beechey Voy.: 44 (1830).
Euphorbia spongiosa Ledeb. ex Schrank Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 214 (1824).
Euphorbion lathyrum (L.) St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 126 (1880).
Galarhoeus decussatus Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 256 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
Galarhoeus lathyris (L.) Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ.: 143 (1812).
Keraselma lathyris (L.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
Tithymalus cataputia Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd.: 593 (1764), opus utique oppr.
Tithymalus lathyris (L.) Hill Hort. Kew.: 172.3 (1768).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Euphorbia laihyris L.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Euphorbia lathyris	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Euphorbia lathyris L.	Checklist of Korean Cult. Pl. (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Euphorbia lathyris Linné	Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)
Euphorbia lathyrus	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Euphorbia latyris	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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