South American Milkweed (Euphorbia neriifolia)

南美牛奶菜nán měi niú nǎi càiNanmeiniunaicai

Euphorbia neriifolia · Plant

Euphorbia neriifolia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Latex is caustic and irritating; can cause severe digestive upset if ingested; avoid internal use.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says South American Milkweed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit DiureticBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Euphorbia neriifolia and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.