Plant Details

Accepted name:: Euphorbia parviflora 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:
a'njad	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
achchegida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amaum patcheh arisee	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amman paccaris	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amman paccirici	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amman pacharisi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amman patcharisi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amman-pach-charisi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ammanpacharisi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amum-patchaiaressi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asthma herb	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
barasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bidari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
catshair	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
chikini dudhi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
cittirap-palatai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daun patikan	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
dudhali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dudhi	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dugadhika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dugdhaphanii	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dugdhika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ela-dadakiriya	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
emile	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
euphorbe indienne	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
euphorbia parviflora whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
fei yang ts'ao	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
garden spurge	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goverdhan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indisch wolfsmelkkruid	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
indisches wolfsmilchkraut	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
ksharini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ksirini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lechera de golondrina	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
masino dudhi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nagarjuni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanabalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nayeti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelapalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktavinduchada	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
spurge weed	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
um al haleeb	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

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

Euphorbia pilulifera L. Sp. Pl.: 454 (1753), nom. rej.
Anisophyllum piluliferum (L.) Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ.: 162 (1812).
Chamaesyce parviflora (L.) Soják Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 140: 169 (1972).
Chamaesyce pilulifera (L.) Small Fl. S.E. U.S.: 714 (1903).
Euphorbia tenuis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 62 (1825).
Tithymalus pilulifer (L.) Moench Suppl. Meth.: 283 (1802).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Euphorbia parviflora	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Euphorbia parviflora L.	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Euphorbia parviflora Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Euphorbia pilulifera	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Euphorbia pilulifera L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Euphorbia pilulifera auct. non L.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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