Aveloz

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, Java, Malaya, Tanzania, US, Malabar, Brazil

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Ache(Ear), Asthma, Colic

Science studied: CAOUTCHOUC, CITRIC-ACID, 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID, ELLAGIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Scientific name: Euphorbia tirucalli

Common names: Aveloz, African milkbush, Bois de lait, Indian Tree Spurge, Indian tree spurge, Indiantree Spurge, Indiantree spurge, Latex-Wolfsmilch, Milk bush, Pencil Cactus, Potloodplant, Rubber Euphorbia, Rubber Tree, Tohifafa hazo, almeidinha, aveloz

POWO: 348517-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India, Java, Malaya, Tanzania, US, Malabar, Brazil.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abscess
• Ache(Ear)
• Asthma
• Colic
• Emetic
• Fracture
• Leprosy
• Ostealgia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India
• Java
• Malaya
• Tanzania
• US
• Malabar
• Brazil

Documented cultural uses

• Abscess
• Ache(Ear)
• Asthma
• Colic
• Emetic
• Fracture
• Leprosy
• Ostealgia
• Osteosis
• Piscicide
• Poison
• Purgative

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Abscess · India · "
• Ache(Ear) · India · "
• Asthma · India · "
• Colic · India · "
• Emetic · India · "
• Fracture · Java · "
• Leprosy · Java · "
• Ostealgia · Java · "
• Osteosis · Malaya · "
• Piscicide · Malaya · "
• Poison · Tanzania · "
• Poison · US · "
• Purgative · India · "
• Rheumatism · India · "
• Scurf · Malaya · "
• Swelling · Malaya · "
• Thorn · Malaya · "
• Ache(Tooth) · India · "
• Vesicant · India · "
• Wart · India · "
• Wart · Malabar · "
• Wound · Java · "
• Gastralgia · India · "
• Rubefacient · India · "

8 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• <i>Euphorbia tirucalli</i> Latex Ingestion Modifies Heart Function and Increases Myocyte Levels of Oxidative Stress in Normotensive Rats. · 2026 source ↗
• Tigliane glycosides from Euphorbia tirucalli as multidrug resistance modulators. · 2025 source ↗
• Further constituents and bioactivities of Vietnamese <i>Euphorbia tirucalli</i> L. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CAOUTCHOUC
• CITRIC-ACID
• 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
• ELLAGIC-ACID
• EUPHORONE
• GLUCOSE
• HENTRIACONTANOL
• ISOEUPHORAL
• KAMEPFEROL
• 12-O-(2Z)(4E)-OCTADIENOYL-4-DEOXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE
• RESIN
• SAPOGENIN-ACETATES
• SUCCINIC-ACID
• TARAXERIN
• TIRUCALLOL
• EUPHOL

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — GENUS listing Euphorbia spp. — Succulent species only except Euphorbia misera and the species included in Appendix I. Artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia trigona , artificially propagated specimens of crested, fanshaped or colour mutants of Euphorbia lactea , when grafted on artificially propagated root stock of Euphorbia neriifolia , and artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia ‘Milii’ when they are traded in shipments of 100 or more plants and readily recognizable as artificially propagated specimens, are not subject to the provisions of the Convention. — 05/03/2026

Jurisdictions in the listing: Angola (AO), Eritrea (ER), Ethiopia (ET), India (IN), Indonesia (ID), Kenya (KE), Madagascar (MG), Pakistan (PK), Saudi Arabia (SA), South Africa (ZA), Uganda (UG), United Republic of Tanzania (TZ), Zimbabwe (ZW)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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