Common Spurge
Euphorbia hirta
Also known as Asthma herb, Australian asthma herb, Pill-bearing spurge, Snake weed
About Common Spurge
Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant) is a pantropical weed, originating from the tropical regions of the Americas. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used in traditional herbal medicine across many cultures, particularly for asthma, skin ailments, and hypertension. It is also consumed in herbal tea form as folk medicine for fevers in the Philippines (where it is known as tawa-tawa), particularly for dengue fever and malaria.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia hirta
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests, roadsides, open places and cultivated fields
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बड़ा दुधी Bara dudhi, बड़ी दुधी
- Nepali
- आँख्ले झार Ankhle Jhaar, दुधे Dudhe, दुधे झार Dudhe Jhaar
- Bengali
- Barokarni, দুধিয়া
- Tamil
- Ammam Paccharisi, அம்மன் பச்சரிசி, அம்மான் பச்சரிசி
- Telugu
- Nanabalu, రెడ్డివారి నానబాలు
- Kannada
- ಹಚ್ಚೆಗಿಡ Hachchedida, ಕೆಂಪುನೆನೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Kempu nene akki soppu, ಅಚ್ಚೆಚ್ಚೆ Accheche
- Malayalam
- Nelapalai, ചിത്തിരപ്പാല, നിലപ്പാല
- Marathi
- दुधी Dudhi, दुधी, नायटी
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Common Spurge belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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