Euphorbia (Euphorbia) is a numerous genus of plants of the Euphorbiaceae family (Euphorbiaceae).
In the form of perennial grass, shrubs, and even wood, occurs almost everywheremainly in tropical regions.
But in the middle lane there are more than 160 varieties.
When the stem breaks, white juice stands out, it is easy to recognize euphorbia on this basis. The plant is known to man since ancient times, it is his juice is used for medicinal purposes.
For the medicinal properties of milkweed and attractive appearance, a lot of decorative samples were grown, which are grown in gardens, greenhouses, at home.
Spurge is classified according to the place of distribution and by external signs indoor, garden and wild.
Chemical composition
Chemical composition not fully understoodThis is due to its diversity. The main components: evforbion, resins, alkaloids, malic acid.
Medicinal properties
What is useful spurge? The man used the plant for medical purposes from time immemorial. What treats euphorbia?
In North Africa, it was used as a diaphoretic and diuretic, with its help healed wounds, swelling and even paralysis, was used as a tonic drink; milk of euphorbia made an antidote for rattlesnake bites.
In ancient Russia, it was used as an emetic, diuretic, with its help wart out, calluses and moles, treated wounds and ulcers.
Indigenous peoples of Siberia used it for kidney diseaseused as a remedy for some types of cancer treated impotenceused as a tonic.
Used in traditional medicine and now, widely used milkweed root. Extracts from the root are used in the treatment of prostatitis and adenoma, sarcoma, malignant tumors and radiation sickness, intestinal disorders, bone tuberculosis.
The medicinal properties of herbs and leaves of milkweed in the form of decoctions are used to treat gout, fungal diseases, and malignant tumors of the stomach, liver, and uterus. From infusions, both a root, and leaves make compresses.
Modern medicine. In modern medicine, spurge is used in the form of extracts, for the treatment of diseases of the stomach, kidneys, dysentery, cystitis, hemorrhoids, is used externally to remove warts, freckles, trophic ulcers, long-healing wounds.
Make low concentration infusionsbecause euphorbia is a poisonous plant (flower).
Varieties
Garden
The most common: cypress, spicy, twig-shaped, sun-sight.
Cypress
Spurge Cypress - perennial shrub.
Growing in our country almost everywhereIt is planted in public places, gardens, serves as a beautiful frame of flower beds and garden paths.
Height is 30-40 cm, blooms twice a season, the first time in early summer, the second in September and early October.
Petals are golden.
All parts of the shrub are used as raw materials for the manufacture of medicines. Make infusions, which are used as an antibacterial and antiemetic and fortifying agent.
Acute
Perennial, common in the European part of the country, in Siberia and the Far East. Height - 20-30 cm blooms in the middle of summer, petals of lemon color. The decoction is laxative. With the help of ointment dispose of for warts, heal wounds.
Prune
Annual, height up to a meter, blooms from June to September, amber inflorescences, used in the form of tinctures, as a tonic and anti-inflammatory agent.
Sunshine
Milk barn is a perennial herb, found everywhere in our country. Planted in gardens and orchards, as a decorative ornament, is found in the wild.
Height is 15-30 cm, the flower is green - yellow, blooms in July - August. Tinctures used as antipyretic, emetic and diuretic, are used for wound healing.
Room
Belozhilkovy
Houseplant a little palm-likegrows up to 1.5 m tall, the name of the type of leaves, on the visible surface white streaks are visible.
Triangular
It has an unusual branched triangular stem, flowers are located along the entire stem and its branches, purple color.
The plant is very unpretentious, does not require special care, the length of the adult specimen can reach 2 meters.
Fat
Highly similar to cactus, the stem resembles an ordinary ball; along the entire surface, it is divided from bottom to top with outgrowths on which spines are seen, very unpretentious, rarely blooms, gives one bright red flower.
"Head of a jellyfish"
The main stem is underground, on the surface are numerous branches that bloom. "The head of a jellyfish" looks spectacular in hanging pots on the wall. Unpretentious, in the winter period, development practically stops, only minimum watering.
A photo
Next, you can see homemade types of milkweed in the photo:
Wild
The most famous species: Swamp, Glossy, Fiery, Pallas.
Swamp view
Grows in the European part of the country and in the Far East. Can grow in waterIt reaches a meter long, blooms in May and June. Flower petals lilac.
Glossy
Occurs in meadows and fields, on the forest edges, blooms in May-July, decoctions are made from leaves and roots, used as a laxative, diuretic and emetic.
Fiery
Perennial shrub, height up to 80 cm, red flowers, bloom in June.
Pallas
More commonly known as: peasant root, male root. Distributed in the Far East and Transbaikalia, perennial with lemon flowers, reaches 40 cm. Infusions of this milkweed used in the treatment of prostatitis, impotence, used for wound healing and as a tonic.
In addition to the previously listed species, the following euphorbia species are very popular:: Multifloric, Edged, Tirukalli, Ribbed, Mile.
Benefit and harm
Is it possible to keep spurge at home?
Yes, there are indoor plant forms of plants, the most popular: White-haired, Triangular, Obese, Head of a jellyfish.
Plants of the family have been successfully used in traditional medicine, of which many useful and necessary medicines are prepared.
They will decorate the apartment, some forms will improve a garden, a personal plot.
Is the flower poisonous euphorbia or not? What is the danger of room euphorrhoea?
Threatens to conceal poisonous juice plants.
When euphorbia juice gets on human skin, serious burn or severe allergies(Euphorbia burns can be seen in the photo) If milk euphorbia gets into the eye, you should wash your face thoroughly, then use drops with an antibacterial effect.
Getting the juice inside will not only lead to intestinal problems, but can cause death.
The main symptoms of eradication poisoning and signs of skin lesions: skin reddens, peels off and gradually creeps, trophic ulcers occur.
When ingested juice, first felt symptoms of poisoningthen appear signs of disturbance of the nervous system, Further heart work is difficultafter comes coma and death.
With care and cultivation must be observed The following precautions:
- to not allow to plants of small children;
- work cut, transplant desirable in gloves;
- upon contact with its juice, unprotected areas of the body, several times rinse thoroughly treat them with soap and running water to treat the places of contact with burn ointment;
- take medicines made from all parts of milkweed, after consultation with a specialist.
Most milk eaters are useful and valuable, they will brighten up life, they will help in moments of weakness, but we must be extremely careful in handling them. With improper care and maintenance, there is a high risk of developing diseases of euphorbia. It must be remembered that a flower can cause not only good but also harm, juice of most species is a dangerous poison.
