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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Euphorbia tirucalli

Common Name
Kayu urip; Kayu patah tulang (Frac. wood); Tikel balung; Tulang-tulang; Pencil Tree; Mentulang; Milkbush; Paching tawa

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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
Purgative India *
Rheumatism India *
Rhinosis Malaya *
Rubefacient India *
Scurf Malaya *
Swelling Malaya *
Thorn Malaya *
Vesicant India *
Wart Brazil Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart India *
Wart Malabar Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wound Java *