This is really strange and interesting. We generally avoid specie of Euphorbia with milky latex.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » *Chamaesyce hirta* > *Synonyms*: *Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia pilulifera* > > > *kam-ay-SY-kee* -- from the Greek *chamai* (on the ground) and *skyon*(fig) > *HER-tuh* -- meaning, hairy > > > *commonly known as*: asthma plant, common spurge, sneeze weed • Bengali: > barokarni, barokherni • Hindi: बड़ा दुधी bara dudhi, दुद्धी duddhi, लाल दुधी > lal-dudhi, मोटी दुधी mothi dudhi • Kannada: achchedida, akkigida, > kempuneneyakk • Konkani: दुदुर्ली dudurli • Malayalam: നിലപ്പാല nilappaala • > Manipuri: pakhamba maton • Marathi: दुधी dudhi • Prakrit: दुद्धिआ duddhia • > Rajasthani: dhedhi-dudheli • Sanskrit: दुग्धिका dugdhika, क्षीर ksira, नागरी > nagari, नागार्जुन nagarjun • Tamil: அம்மான்பச்சரிசி amman-paccarici • > Telugu: నానపాల nanapala > > > *Distribution*: pantropical > > * > Edible use (FAMINE FOOD)*: > >> ... young leaves and shoots (as VEGETABLE) ... Plants For A >> Future<http://digedibles.com/database/plants.php?Euphorbia+hirta> >> > >
