Spurge
Euphorbia(?)
Other names: Spurge
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This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
Safety information
Toxicity: SERIOUS (general knowledge). Euphorbia latex is a potent irritant: severe GI irritation/violent purging, intense skin and eye burns, mucosal blistering. Some constituents co-carcinogenic (phorbol esters).
Contraindications: Do not ingest. Pregnancy, children, anyone — internal use is hazardous.
Interactions: Not characterized; irrelevant given it should not be taken.
Pregnancy & breastfeeding: Internal use hazardous — do not ingest.
Evidence level
Reported in folk medicine sources; not clinically validated. Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.
Preparations
This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
drunk as purgative (FLAGGED, no how-to) · latex/sap
Part used: latex/sap
Traditional use: strong purgative ('a bowl of rdziana sap') taken to purge preventively(Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.)
Proposed mechanism: Euphorbia latex is a potent irritant; some constituents co-carcinogenic (phorbol esters)
Dosage note (descriptive only): Recorded historically; FLAGGED, no how-to given
Reference only — not a dosage instruction
Associated conditions
Nutritional notes
n/a
Healing traditions
Sources (1)
- Lamberti 1991, in Mindadze article, Masalebi 2020, N1