Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae)
大戟科dà jǐ kēDajike
Euphorbiaceae · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Limited safety data; potentially contains tannins that may cause digestive upset in large amounts; use with caution.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Spurge Family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Spurge Family 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 Euphorbiaceae 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.
- Benefit Diuretic19 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Laxative17 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Skin170 records, 77 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome251 records, 74 in people
- Swelling Syndrome17 records, 6 in people