---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nambiyath Balakrishnan <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:173514] Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia lathyris from Kashmir-GS-33 To: Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]>
Yes it is Euphorbia lathyris L., disjunctly distributed in Kashmir and Darjeeling in E.Himalaya. The seeds contain about 50 % oil, called Euphorbia oil, used for making soaps. N.P.Balakrishnan, 7 Nov. 2013 On 7 November 2013 11:28, Tapas Chakrabarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:16 AM > Subject: [efloraofindia:173514] Euphorbiaceae Fortnight: Euphorbia > lathyris from Kashmir-GS-33 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > *Euphorbia lathyris* L., Sp. pl. 1:457. 1753 "*E. lathyrus*" (corr. Syst. > nat. ed. 10, 2:1048. 1759 & Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:655. 1762) > syn: *Euphorbia lathyrus* L., orth. var. > > Though the plant is highly posonous and an invasive weed, is often sold by > nurseries to repel moles. Often grown in pots but may soon become self sown > It > is used in folk medicine as a poison, antiseptic, and a purgative. It is > used as a folk remedy for cancer, corns, and warts. > > Common names: caper spurge, gopherplant, moleplant > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
