Scientific Name: Euphorbia hirta
Common Name: asthma weed
Nepali Name: Dudhi
Sanskrit Name: Dugudhika
Description: A small perennial herb with milky latex in all parts of the plant. Stems hairy, leaves small, opposie, elliptic-oblong or oblong lanceolate, fruits small, seeds smoth and blue colored.
Parts used: Whole plant
Alkaloid, essential oil, phenols, sterol, flavones and fatty acids.
Anthelmintic, expectorant, antidysenteric, hypoglycemic.
In Dysentery, worms, amoebic dysentery,
Syphilis, bowel complaints, cough etc.
-Decoction of the plant is given in bronchial affections and asthma.
Latex of the plant is used as application for warts.
Forms of uses:
Decoction, infusion, paste and juice.