Euphorbia resinifera
About
Euphorbia resinifera, the resin spurge, is a species of spurge native to Morocco, where it occurs on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains. The dried latex of the plant was used in ancient medicine. It contains resiniferatoxin, an extremely potent capsaicin analog tested as an analgesic since 1997.
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
How to use it
The dried latex of the resin spurge has historical significance in ancient medicine, particularly for its analgesic properties due to resiniferatoxin. This compound has been tested for its potential in pain relief, illustrating the plant's medicinal value.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Euphorbia resinifera
- Slug
- euphorbia-resinifera
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Species
- resinifera
- Wikidata QID
- Q2658650
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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