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

Rev.11-03-2021

Smoketree spurge

Plant

Family

Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae)

English

Smoketree spurge, Caribbean copper plant, Hierba mala, Mexican shrubby spurge, Red spurge, Tropical smoke bush

Latin

Euphorbia cotinifolia Linn.

Plantparts

Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Antiarthritic, aperient, Arthritis, Arthrosis, catharic, Cathartic, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Inflammed joints, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, laxative, movements of the bowel, purgative

Other uses

Fish poison, fish poisons, Piscicide, Poisonous to fish, toxic to fish, Used as fish poisons

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn7908

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