Queensland Asthma Herb

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Upper Volta, India(Santal), Samoa, Malaya, China, Java, India, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Anodyne, Asthma, Bronchitis

Science studied: ALPHA-AMYRIN, BETA-AMYRIN, ASCORBIC-ACID, BETULIN

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 hirta

Common names: Queensland Asthma Herb, Anonsika, Ara tanan, Asthma Weed, Asthma spurge, Dove milk, Asthma-plant, Chickenweed, Dziadziki ndroumé, Erva-de-Santa-Luzia, Euphorbe hérissée, Jean Robert, Gulondrina, Herbe à verrues, Hierba de paloma, Kimenamena lahi, Kimenamena bé, Lechecillo, Male Malomay, Malomay, Milk Head, Milk Weed, Pillpod Sandmat

POWO: 101651-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Upper Volta, India(Santal), Elsewhere, Samoa, Malaya, China, Java, India and 12 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Anodyne
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Bruise
• Carminative
• Catarrh
• Colic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Upper Volta
• India(Santal)
• Elsewhere
• Samoa
• Malaya
• China
• Java
• India
• US
• Trinidad
• Mozambique
• New Caledonia

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Anodyne
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Bruise
• Carminative
• Catarrh
• Colic
• Conjunctivitis
• Cornea
• Cough
• Cyanogenetic

Cultural record detail

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

• Ache(Head) · Upper Volta · "
• Anodyne · India(Santal) · "
• Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Asthma · Samoa · "
• Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
• Bruise · Malaya · "
• Carminative · China · "
• Catarrh · Java · "
• Colic · India · "
• Conjunctivitis · Malaya · "
• Cornea · Malaya · "
• Cough · India · "
• Cyanogenetic · US · "
• Depurative · Trinidad · "
• Dermatosis · Java · "
• Dysentery · China · "
• Dysentery · India · "
• Dysentery · Mozambique · "
• Dysentery · New Caledonia · "
• Enteritis · China · "
• Eruption · Samoa · "
• Excrescence · Barbados · "
• Fever · Trinidad · "
• Hypertension · Trinidad · "

49 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 hirta</i> L. as a potential resistance-modifying agent against ESKAPE pathogens: a systematic review. · 2026 source ↗
• Exploring the antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of <i>Euphorbia hirta</i> L. against arecoline-induced liver damage: an in vivo and in silico study. · 2026 source ↗
• Effects of <i>Thymus vulgaris, Euphorbia hirta</i>, and <i>Allium sativum</i> as phytogenic feed additives on nutrient digestibility, gut microbiota, and performance of Kabir chickens in cameroon. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALPHA-AMYRIN
• BETA-AMYRIN
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• BETULIN
• CAMPESTEROL
• CAMPHOL
• CHLOROPHENOLIC-ACID
• CHOLESTEROL
• P-COUMARIC-ACID
• CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE
• 12-DEOXY-4BETA-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-PHENYLACETATE-20-ACETATE
• 12-DEOXYPHORBOL-13-PHENYLACETATE-16-O-ALPHA-METHYLETC.
• 3,4-DIOXYPHENYLALANINE
• EUPHORBOL-HEXOCOSONATE
• FAT
• FERULIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

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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