Plant Details

Accepted name:: Euphorbia lathyris L. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
burg sudab	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caper euphorbia seeb powder	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
caper euphorbia seed	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
caper euphorbia seed powder	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
caper spurge	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
caper-spurge	Other	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
catapúcia-menor	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
euphorbe épurge	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
euphorbia lathyris	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
euphorbiae lathyridis semen	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
euphorbiae semen	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
euphorbiae semen pulveratum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
gopher-plant	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
gopherplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
korstörel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kreuzblättrige wolfsmilch	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lechetrezna	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mole plant	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
mole-plant	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
moleplant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
māhou-dāneh	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
qian jin zi	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
qianjinzi	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
qianjinzi shuang	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
qianjinzishuang	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
semen euphorbiae	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
semen euphorbiae pulveratum	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
sogsuja	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tukhm sudab	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tártago	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ماهودانه	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
‫حلبلوب‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
千金子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
续随子叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
续随子茎中白汁	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed	processed dried ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
seed	dried ripe seed	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Milky exudate		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
seed	dried ripe seed	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
seed		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Epurga lathyris (L.) Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 150 (1869).
Euphorbia decussata Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 389 (1796), nom. superfl.
Euphorbia lathyris var. minor Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beechey Voy.: 44 (1830).
Euphorbia spongiosa Ledeb. ex Schrank Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 214 (1824).
Euphorbion lathyrum (L.) St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 126 (1880).
Galarhoeus decussatus Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 256 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. superfl.
Galarhoeus lathyris (L.) Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ.: 143 (1812).
Keraselma lathyris (L.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
Tithymalus cataputia Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd.: 593 (1764), opus utique oppr.
Tithymalus lathyris (L.) Hill Hort. Kew.: 172.3 (1768).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Euphorbia laihyris L.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Euphorbia lathyris	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Euphorbia lathyris L.	Checklist of Korean Cult. Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Euphorbia lathyris Linné	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
Euphorbia lathyrus	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Euphorbia latyris	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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