Kansui euphorbia (Euphorbia kansui)

甘遂gān suìGansui

Euphorbia kansui · Plant

Euphorbia subg. Esula, standing in for Euphorbia kansui
This photo shows Euphorbia subg. Esula, not Euphorbia kansui: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Strong purgative effects; can cause severe diarrhea and dehydration; contraindicated during pregnancy; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Kansui euphorbia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

AscitesConcretion Conglomeration Accumulation & GatheringCough & AsthmaEdemaEpilepsyFlowing Rheum In ChestUrinar Y & Fecal Stoppage

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Kansui euphorbia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Break Accumulation & Free StoolDrain Water & Expel Rheum