Euphorbia ligularia Roxb.
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Also known as:
Snuhi, Samandadudga, Sehunda
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu
Guna : Lakhu, Teekshna
Virya : Ushna Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Leafy Spurge, Milk hedge
Hindi : Sehunda, Dhusar
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Stems are green colored, round and latex can be found everywhere.A fleshy, branched shrub which grows up to 5 meters in height. Leaves are, deciduous, obovate, acute, and spathulate, crowded at tip of branches. Involucres usually three, in short peduncle. Fruits are tricoccus, with small greenish seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, skin diseases, constipation, fistula, hemorrhoids, arthritis, ulcers, asthma, edema, toxin, ascites and stomach distension. It pacifies vitiated blood.
USEFUL PARTS : Latex, Leaves, Root, Fruits.
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