spurge purgative

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... Purgative 0 3 Euphorbia corollata Wild Spurge Purgative 0 2 Euphorbia hirta Asthma Weed Purgative 1 3 Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge Purgative 1 2 Euphorbia pekinensis Da Ji Purgative 0 3 Euphorbia thomsoniana Purgative ...
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botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Box - Herb Profile and Information
... very small family of only six genera and about thirty species, closely related to the Spurge family - Euphorbiaceae. Only this evergreen species has been utilized in medicine. Its twigs are densely ... plant by its decomposition affords a greater quantity of vegetable manure. [Top] ---Dosage---As a purgative: dose of the powdered leaves, 1 drachm. As vermifuge: 10 to 20 grains of the ...
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Floridata: Ricinus communis
... . Ricinus communis Common Names: castor bean, castor oil plant, palma Christi, wonder tree Family: Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Get link to Profile# 763 (click for data record) e-mail this page A ... tasting laxative, castor oil, loathed by children everywhere, tastes poisonous but is, however, a valuable purgative still widely used in modern medicine. Castor oil also is used externally to treat some ...
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Box
... sweating). Anti-periodic: it counteracts periodic or intermittent diseases, such as malaria. Laxative and purgative, also emetic (induces vomiting) in careless dosage. Bitter tonic and cholagogue: it stimulates gastric ... mostly found in the tropics. The Buxaceae family is closely related to the Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) family. Many varieties of the Box have been cultivated for ornamental purposes and ...
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