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Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Synonym(s)

English name(s)

Sun Spurge

Arabic Name(s)

halablub حلبلوب
haleib el-bum حليب البوم
lebbaineh لبينة
ramadheh رماضة
si'deh سعده
yatu' al-shams يتوع الشمس

Hebrew Name(s)

khalavluv ha-shemesh

חֲלַבְלוּב הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ

Life Form

Chamaephytes

Habitat

Batha
Phrygana

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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

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Medicinal Complaints / Uses

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

System/State	Traditional Complaint/Use	Activity / Interpretation	Traditional Preparation/ Administration	Parts Used	Source
Endocrine/ Metabolic	Diabetes	Hypoglycemic	Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup as needed.	Aerial parts	B
Gastrointestinal	Constipation	Laxative	Drip few drops of latex on dried fig & eat. (See NOTES).	Latex	Z

System/State

Traditional
Complaint/Use

Activity / Interpretation

Traditional
Preparation/ Administration

Parts Used

Source

Endocrine/ Metabolic

Diabetes

Hypoglycemic

Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup as needed.

Aerial parts

Gastrointestinal

Constipation

Laxative

Drip few drops of latex on dried fig & eat. (See NOTES).

Latex

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Notes

The latex mentioned in recipes for this species is a milky exudate.

Cautions

Euphorbia genus has some species which may contain diterpene-esters (phorbol esters) in the latex ( e.g. tigliane, ingenane and daphnane) that are co-carcinogenic & pro-inflammatory. Milk (chyle) of plant causes local skin reactions including blistering, burns, itch et