INDIVIDUAL HERBS
Pharmaceutical Latin: | Semen Euphorbiae Lathyridis |
Common English: | Caper Spurge Seed Caper Euphorbia Seed. Moleplant Seed |
Downward Draining Herbs (Laxatives): Harsh Cathartics
Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sour Acrid |
Warm Slightly Toxic Toxic |
Lung Stomach Bladder Kidneys Large Intestine Liver |
1-2g Pills and powder: 0.5-1g Tincture: 0.1-1ml |
Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Expels water and resolves swelling |
Edema, Difficulty in urination and defecation, constipation Phlegm and retained fluid |
Breaks up Blood Stasis and eliminates masses |
Abdominal mass, cancer Amenorrhea due to blood stasis Sores and boils |
Kills parasites |
Topically for snake bites, scabies, fungal infections, warts and melanoma |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. et Rz. Rhei |
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Anasarca. |
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- Appropriate quantity is pounded into a paste and applied topically.
- It was reported that the seeds of Euphorbia had a significant effect on leukemia, esophageal carcinoma and skin cancer.
- For ringworm, it is applied externally.
- This herb reduces diarrhea, promotes urination and removes menstrual Blood clots..