Botanical name : Euphorbia thymifolia Linn.

Family : Euphorbiaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Lakhu dugdhi, Dugdhika, Raktabinducchada

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta, Madhura

Guna : Guru, Rooksha

Virya : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English :

Hindi : Duddhi, Dudhiya, Choti dudhi

Malayalam : Nilappala

PLANT DESCRIPTION

Small much branched annual herb found usually wet places and plains. Leaves simple, opposite, oblong or elliptic oblong, petiole short, involucres are axillary, solitary or 2-3 in an axil, stalk are very short. Fruits are capsule, seeds 4 angled with faint furrows.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, flatulence, constipation, chronic cough, asthma, bronchitis, skin disease. Plant has anti cancerous property.

Useful part : Whole plant.