Euphorbia hirta. দুধিয়া
Traditionally used for:
- Gynecological disorders.
- Respiratory disorders, cough, chronic bronchitis, and asthma.
- Worm infestation in children.
- Dysentery.
- Jaundice.
- Pimples.
- Gonorrhea.
- Digestive problems and
- Tumors.
It is known to contain:
- Alkanes.
- Triterpenes.
- Phytosterols.
- Tannins.
- Polyphenols and
- Flavonoids.
- Antioxidant.
- Antimalarial.
- Antibacterial.
- Quercitrin & Myricitrin have been isolated from the methanolic extract of milk.
- Chemical investigations of Hirta resulted in dissociation of Rutin, Quercetin, Euphorbin-A, Euphorbin-B, Euphorbin-C, Euphorbin-D, 2,4,6-tri-o-gallol-β-d-glucose, 1,3,4,6-tetra-o-gallol-β-d-glucose, camphor, gallic acid, and protocachuic acid.Dudhia β-amyrin , methylenecycloartenol ,cytosterol , heptacosen , nonacosen.
- It contains citric acid, tinotoxin choline , camphol and quercetil derivatives which are rhamnose and chtigurelic acid.
Reference
- Sunil kumar, Rashmi Malhotra, Dinesh Kumar;Euphorbia hirta: Its chemistry, traditional and medicinal uses, and pharmacological activities;NIH
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- Herbs