Hairy Spurge
Hairy spurge is a member of the Euphorbiaceae family. Its Latin name is Euphorbia paralias L.
As for the family name itself, the Latin name is Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Description of Hairy Spurge
Hairy spurge is a perennial herbaceous plant, reaching heights between thirty-five and eighty-five millimeters. This plant will have a glaucous coloration, with a rather long, multi-headed, and branched rootstock. The stems will be numerous, erect, and sturdy, with six to eight axillary peduncles at the top. There may be three to five apical peduncles, which are quite thick and slightly longer than three centimeters. The involucral leaflets of the Euphorbia capillaris are kidney-shaped and ovate, while the calyx is bell-shaped and broad, measuring approximately two to two and a half millimeters in length and diameter. The calyx is hairy inside, and the nectaries are crescent-shaped and endowed with short horns. The trinut is turnip-shaped, approximately three and a half to four and a half millimeters in length and five to six and a half millimeters in width, with the trinut being strongly flattened. The seed of the Euphorbia capillaris is ovoid-spherical, two and a half to three millimeters in length and approximately two and a half millimeters in width, and smooth and whitish. Fruiting occurs from July to August.
In the wild, this plant is found in Central Asia, Western and Eastern Siberia. Hairy spurge prefers meadows, forests, forest edges, forest, alpine, subalpine, and floodplain meadows. It’s important to remember that this plant is poisonous, so extreme caution should be exercised when handling it.
Description of the medicinal properties of hairy spurge
Hairy spurge has valuable medicinal properties, and it is recommended to use the sap, roots, and herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. The herb includes the stems, flowers, and leaves of this plant.
A decoction prepared from the roots of Euphorbia pilosa is recommended for use as a very effective laxative and cardiac remedy. The powdered roots of this plant are recommended for use against rabies.
A decoction prepared from the herb Euphorbia pilosa is used as a laxative, while an infusion is used as an emetic, and is also used for various gynecological diseases and kidney diseases. The juice of this plant is used to remove warts and is used externally for carcinogenic ulcers and various skin diseases. It is noteworthy that the aerial part of Euphorbia pilosa is endowed with the ability to dye tissues yellow. It is worth noting that this plant is a food crop for sika deer and deer.
As a laxative, it is recommended to use the following remedy based on milkweed: to prepare such a very effective healing remedy, you will need to take two grams of dry crushed herb of this plant per glass of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled over fairly low heat for about five minutes, then the mixture is infused for one hour and filtered very carefully. Take this healing remedy based on Euphorbia pilosa once or twice a day, one tablespoon before meals.
