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Euphorbiaceae

Medical Definition:	The spurge family of flowering plants, in the order Euphorbiales, contains some 7,500 species in 275 genera. The family consists of annual and perennial herbs and woody shrubs or trees.
Guide Notes:	prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM
Also Called:	Alchornea,Excoecaria,Macaranga,Maprounea,Sebastiania,Securinega,Spondianthus

Euphorbiaceae Categories.

	Aleurites - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE that is the source of tung oil and a phorbol diester (PHORBOL ESTERS).
	Croton - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. The common name of dragon's blood is also used for DRACAENA and Daemonorops (PALMAE). Croton tiglium is the source of CROTON OIL.
	Euphorbia - A large plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. They have a milky sap and a female flower consisting of a single pistil, surrounded by numerous male flowers of one stamen each. Euphorbia hirta is rarely called milkweed but that name is normally used for ASCLEPIAS.
	Hevea - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. Commercial natural RUBBER is mainly obtained from Hevea brasiliensis but also from some other plants.
	Hippomane - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. The trees contain hippomanin A (TANNINS) and the latex is a skin irritant.
	Jatropha - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. Members contain jatrophone and other diterpenes.
	Mallotus Plant - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. Members contain fredelin type TRITERPENES, mallorepine (a cyano-pyridone), and hydrolyzable TANNINS.
	Manihot - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE that is perennial with conspicuous, almost palmate leaves like those of RICINUS but more deeply parted into five to nine lobes. It is a source of a starch after removal of the cyanogenic glucosides. The common name of Arrowroot is also used with Maranta (MARANTACEAE). The common name of yuca is also used for YUCCA.
	Phyllanthus - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. Bahupatra (MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC) is prepared from this.
	Ricinus - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. The seed of Ricinus communis L. is the CASTOR BEAN which is the source of CASTOR OIL; RICIN; and other lectins.
	Sapium - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE that contains bukittinggine and PHORBOL ESTERS.
	Suregada - A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE that contains gelonin, a ribosome-inactivating protein.

Euphorbiaceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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