Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Buck-thorn

Plant

Family

Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae)

English

Buck-thorn, Christmas candle, Cimora misha, Devil's backbone, Fiddle flower, Ipecacuahana, Jacob's ladder, Japanese-poinsettia, Jewbush, Jew's slipper, Milk-hedge, Myrtle-leaved spurge, Padus-leaved clipper plant, Redbird cactus, Redbird flower, Red slipper spurge, Ribbon cactus, Slipper flower, Slipper plant, Slipper spurge, Timora misha, Zig-zag plant

Latin

Euphorbia tithymaloides L., Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit., Euphorbia tithymaloides, Pedilanthus tithymaloides L.

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Plant stem, Unspecified, Whole herb

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abscess, Abscesses, Anti-abscess, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Antisyphilitic, Antiulcer, bleeding, Boils, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Detox, Detoxicant, detoxicate, detoxicating, Detoxication, Detoxification, detoxify, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, headache, Headaches, head pains, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, soothes headaches, sores, Syphilis, Traumatic injury, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, verruca, Wart, Warts, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, promote the onset of menstruation

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM: Heat-clearing, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn9154

Copyright Erik Gotfredsen