It is traditionally used as a blood purifier, sedative, haemostatic, stimulant, astringent in diarrhea and dysentery, anthelminthic, demulcent, laxative. It is also given in cases of flatulence, constipation; in chronic cough; as an antiviral in bronchial asthma and paronychia, in bowel complaints, in amenorrhea and gonorrhea. The fresh plant is considered as galactagogue; used in ophthalmia and other eye troubles, sores, atrophy, dysentery and breast pain; useful for diarrhea and painful bleeding piles. It possesses aphrodisiac and age-sustaining properties. The plant is also used as an anti-pyretic, in chronic cold, menstrual disorders, urinary tract infections, skin diseases, in acne vulgaris and as a tonic in menorrhagia.

It is traditionally used as a blood purifier, sedative, haemostatic, stimulant, astringent in diarrhea and dysentery, anthelminthic, demulcent, laxative. It is also given in cases of flatulence, constipation; in chronic cough; as an antiviral in bronchial asthma and paronychia, in bowel complaints, in amenorrhea and gonorrhea. The fresh plant is considered as galactagogue; used in ophthalmia and other eye troubles, sores, atrophy, dysentery and breast pain

Euphorbia prostrata Euphorbia hirta

It is a softly hispid prostrate herbs. Stem puberulous, slender, cylindrical, pale green but often pink in color when fresh, becoming grayish green or dark purplish on drying. Stems are with white latex, 10-20 cm in length with a diameter from 1 to 3 mm; branches radiating, slender, reddish and pubescent. Leaves are simple, opposite, elliptic, oblong or ovate, 4-8 mm long and 2-5 mm wide with rounded apex, oblique base, small, unequal sided at base. The petiolate mostly green, but often coppery red when fresh, becoming grayish green or dark purplish on drying. The lamina is oval-oblong or obliquely oblong. Apex is obtuse or rounded. Margin is dentate towards apex and smooth toward the base. Cyathia in axillary clusters. Involucre campanulate, c. 8 mm long; glands 4. Male flowers 1-4, ebracteolate.

Aerial part: Leaves are 3-5 x 2.5-3cm in size, green on upper surface and purplish green on lower surface, opposite, oval shaped, apex rounded, margin entire, petiole short and purplish; stems are purple, divided into nodes; roots are 1-1.5 cm thick at base and tapering to end, fibrous, odour characteristic, taste bitter.

Leaf: Epidermal cells are elongated and covered with cuticle on both surfaces. Single layer palisade region is present. Lower epidermis is followed 1-2 layers of collenchyma region. Parenchyma layer is 2-4 cell thick, present inner to the collenchyma. Vascular bundle is crescent shape and consisting of xylem above and phloem below. Vascular bundle is surrounded with half circle of thin layered elongated rectangular cells. Stem: stem shows single layer of epidermis covered with cuticle. Epidermal cells are thin walled, elongated but somewhere oval shaped with presence of multicellular uniseriate trichomes. Cortex region consist of 6-7 layers of thin layered parenchymatous cells. Sclerenchymatous fibre cells are also present in cortex region. Vascular bundle conjoint, collateral endarch and open. Pith consists of parechymatous cells containing small amount of starch grains. Root: Root shows presence of 3-4 layers of thick walled brown coloured cork cells. Below this 2-3 layered parenchymatous elongated cells are present. It also contains lacticiferous canals within. Below this parenchymatous phloem are present. Xylem consists of radially arranged xylem vessels occasionally in small group or isolated.

Total ash: 7.99 ± 0.02 Acid insoluble ash: 1.72 ± 0.13 Sulphated ash: 10.99 ± 0.12 Water soluble extractive value: 25.38 ± 0.78 Hydro-alcoholic soluble extractive value: 28.05 ± 0.60 Alcohol soluble extractive value: 11.23 ± 0.74