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   Euphorbia thymifolia L.

About Plant

Plant ID PLN008
Plant Name Euphorbia thymifolia L.
Common Name Chhoti dudhi
Vernacular Name aghududhika or choti-dudhi, Sweet kerusa, Dudiya, Bonayeti, Chinna
Plant Description Euphorbia thymifolia L. is an important medicinal plant used in traditional system of medicine. During survey, it has been found that E. prostrata and E. hirta are used as substitute due to similar names and phenotypic characters. In this study, phenotypic, anatomical characters and ISSR marker based studies were carried out to delineate these species. Phenotypic characters i.e. distribution of hairs on capsules, and stipules morphology; anatomical characters i.e. thickness of xylem region and pith region in the stem and midrib size in the leaf are distinguishing characters. These characters integrated with ISSR based molecular fingerprinting showed species-specific demarcation in Euphorbia species. "

Plant Classification

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Magnolipsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Euphorbeaceae
Genus Euphorbia
Species thymifolia L.
Variety/Line/Chemotype
Distribution It is distributed throughout tropics except North Australia. It occurs throughout India in plains and low hills, ascending to 5,500 ft. in Kashmir, frequently found in waste lands, along road-sides and wall sides under humid conditions, gravel walks, grasslands, abandoned fields, etc.
Use 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.
Chemical Constituents The plant contains apigenin, quercetin, kaempferol, p-coumaric acid, protocatechuic acid, caffeic acid. Euphorbol, β amyrin, bixanin, carvacrol. Phenolics, tannins, cymol, limonene, thymofolinoates A, thymofolinoates B, Iso-mallotinic acid, Sterols viz. taraxerol, tirucallol, campesterol

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Biological Activities

Shows various medicinal activities like hypoglycemic, Anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2, antinociceptive activity, antioxidant, anti-lipid, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antifungal, antibacterial, larvicidal, antimicrobial, antibronchial asthmatic, anthelmintic, laxative and diuretic

Crude Drugs

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CRD2 Aerial Part

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Reference

Book

Akhtar, H., Virmani, O. P., Popli, S. P., Misra, L. N., Gupta, M. M., Srinivastava, G. N., … Singh, A. K. (1992). Dictionary of Indian medicinal plants. Luknow, India: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.


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