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Go BackEuphorbia umbellata
| BINOMIAL NAME | Euphorbia umbellata |
| COMMON NAME | African milk bush |
| FAMILY | மான்செவி கள்ளி |
| HABIT | Succulent shrub |
| MORPHOLOGY | Shrubs or small trees with few thick erect branches. Leaves with petioles merging with the decurrent leaf bases, apex obtuse, margin entire or minutely denticulate, base cuneate, green or often reddish beneath, glabrous except along the margins or near the base. Inflorescences red or green, peduncles to 5 cm long, branching dichotomous. |
| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES | ● The latex has been used internally to deal with internal parasites. ● The leaf sap is used to treat cardiac problems and excessive menstruation. ● A root extract, or sap from the crushed stem, is used as ear drops to treat earache. ● A decoction of the stem bark or the latex is taken to expel a retained placenta. ● A leaf decoction is used in the treatment of psoriasis. ● The pulverized leaves are rubbed into scarifications in order to treat backache. ● The latex is also applied to sores as a treatment for syphilis. |
| SOURCE | ● https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/121883 ● http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Euphorbia+umbellata |
