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Ethnobotanical Plant Euphorbia corollata

Common Name
Amerikanische Wolfsmilch; American Spurge; Amerikaanse Wolfmelk; Spurge,Blooming

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Cathartic US Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic US(Amerindian) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diaphoretic US Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Emetic US Duke, 1992 *
Emetic German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant US(Amerindian) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Poison US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Purgative Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Purgative US(Appalachia) Duke, 1992 *
Sudorific US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Wart US(PA) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.