Euphorbia hirta
About
Euphorbia hirta 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, particularly for dengue fever and malaria.
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
How to use it
Euphorbia hirta is widely used in traditional herbal medicine, especially for treating asthma, skin ailments, and hypertension. In the Philippines, it is commonly prepared as a tea to help with fevers, particularly during illnesses like dengue fever and malaria.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Euphorbia hirta
- Slug
- euphorbia-hirta
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Species
- hirta
- Wikidata QID
- Q36177
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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