(Burm. f) Makino.
Synonym: L. kaempferi Sieb & Zucc. Senecio kaempferi DC.
Family: Compositae; Asteraceae.
Habitat: Native to Japan; grows in Indian gardens.
Action: Used for obstinate skin diseases.
The rhizomes contain inulin and beta-dimethylacrylic acid.
Auct. Non Linn.
Synonym: E. ligularia Roxb.
Family: Euphorbiaceae.
Habitat: Grown as a field and boundary fence and as curious on rockeries in gardens.
English: Holy Milk Hedge, Dog's Tongue.
Ayurvedic: Snuhi, Samant-dugdhaa, Sehunda, Singhtunda, Snuk, Gudaa, Sudhaa, Vajra, Vajjri, Vajjradram, Thuuhar.
Siddha/Tamil: Ielaikkali, Perumbu- kalli.
Action: Latex—purgative, diuretic, antiasthmatic, expectorant, rube- facient. Used in ascites, polyuria, anasarca, chlorosis, tympanitis; externally on warts, cutaneous eruptions, scabies, unhealthy ulcers.
A succus compounded of equal parts of the juice and simple syrup is said to be used for giving relief in asthma.The triterpenoids, euphol, 24-meth- ylenecycloartenol, euphorbol hexa- cosonate, glut-5 (10)-en-1-one, glut-5- en-3 beta-yet-acetate, taraxerol, friede- lan-3 alpha-ol and -3 beta-ol have been reported from the plant.... euphorbia neriifolia
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