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snakeweed

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snakeweed,
n Latin name:
Euphorbia hirta; parts used: whole plant; uses: in Ayurveda, pacifies pitta dosha (sweet, oily), antiamoebic, antispasmodic, antidiarrheal, antiinflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial, immunomod-ulator, antifungal, galactogenic, antifertility, antiasthmatic, female disorders, respiratory disorders, worms, dysentery, jaundice; precautions: none known, but many other species of genus
Euphorbia contain toxic compounds and should be avoided. Also called
dudhi or
dugadhika.
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Snakeweed.

snakeweed
see gutierreziamicrocephala.


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