Siddha/Tamil Chathurakkali.
Folk Tridhaari, Tidhaaraa Sehunda.
Action Latex—purgative. Applied on burns. Plant—used in dropsy, anasarca, sores, venereal sores, syphilis; also in dysentery, bronchitis, asthma. Root—anthelmintic. Fresh stems—used for skin sores and scabies. A decoction of stems is given in gout.
The stems yielded friedelan-3 alphaol and 3 beta-ol, taraxerol and taraxerone. The roots yielded taraxerol. Latex gave beta- amyrin, cycloartenol, euphol (70%) and aipha-euphorbol.
Euphorbia hirta Linn. 251
Euphorbia dracunculoides
Lamk.
Family Euphorbiaceae.
Habitat Throughout India in the plains and low hills.
Ayurvedic Saatalaa, Saptalaa, Sapralaa, Viduraa, Charmasaahvaa, Charmakashaa.
Unani Thuhar.
Siddha/Tamil Tillakada, Thusimul lai.
Folk Titali.
Action Fruit—removes warts topically. Plant extract—cholinergic. The aerial parts are used as a vegetable for maintaining smooth and regular movement of bowels.
The alcoholic and aqueous extracts of aerial parts showed significant action on gastro-intestinal motility in rats. The activity is more pronounced in alcoholic extract than in aqueous extract.
The extract of air-dried plant exhibits cholinergic action and direct stimulation of different muscle preparations. Plant gave euphorbol, surcose, glycosides, sterols and kaempferol.
Dosage Root—3—5 g powder. (CCRAS.)
Euphorbia hirta Linn.
Synonym E. pilulfera auct. non Linn.
Habitat Throughout warmer regions of India.
English Euphorbia, Australian
Asthma Weed, Pill-bearing Spurge.
Ayurvedic Dudhi, Dudhikaa, Naagaarjuni, Vikshirini.
Unani Dudhi Khurd.
Siddha/TamiI Amman pachharisi.
Action Pectoral, antiasthmatic, antispasmodic. Used for asthma, laryngitis, chronic nasal and
