| Category | Veterinary Care |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Thuvar (Euphorbia neriifolia) milk. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Muliben Sai |
| City | Ahmedabad |
| KVK District | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028 |
| Address | Ratanpur village of Viramgam taluka of the Ahmedabad district in Gujara |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farmer |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 382150 |
| PAS 1 | The plant is reported to contain sugar, tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids and triterpenoidal saponin etc.The plant has been reported to have analgesic, hepatoprotective, immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory, mild CNS depressant, wound healing Radioprotective. It is now considered as a valuable source of unique natural products for development of medicines against various diseases and also for the development of industrial products.[ Arshad, Shaikh & Nazim, Sayyed & Siraj, Shaikh & Siddik, Patel & Ab, Chavda & Wahid,. (2011). EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA LINN: A PHYTOPHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW. International Research Journal of Pharmacy. 2. 41-48.] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228456016_EUPHORBIA_NERIIFOLIA_LINN_A_PHYTOPHARMACOLOGICAL_REVIEW#:~:text=The%20plant%20is%20reported%20to,CNS%20depressant%2C%20wound%20healing%20Radioprotective. |
| PAS 2 | Plants have always been an asset as being used as medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases. One such plant is Euphorbia neriifolia with poisonous milky white latex. The review aims to renew the knowledge about the plant, Euphorbia neriifolia, its distribution, uses, harmful effects, chemical constituents, etc.[ Upadhyaya, Chinmayi & S., Satish. (2017). A Review on Euphorbia neriifolia Plant. International Journal of Pharma And Chemical Research. 3. 149-154.] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316430042_A_Review_on_Euphorbia_neriifolia_Plant/citation/download |
| PAS 3 | This is a common medicinal plant of India; the plant’s milky juice and stem bark are used. Milky juice in small doses is a purgative but in large doses it is acrid, counter-irritant, and emetic. E. tirucalli latex seems to reduce the specific cellular immunity associated with the virus Epstein-Barr injection by activating the virus lytic cycle. The bark/latex of E. tirucalli presents pharmacological activities as anantibacterial, molluscicide, antiherpetic, and antimutagenic. It also shows cocarcinogenic and anticarcinogenic activities.[ Gupta N, Vishnoi G, Wal A, Wal P. Medicinal Value of Euphorbia Tirucalli. Syst Rev Pharm 2013;4:40-6.] http://sysrevpharm.org/fulltext/196-1569004953.pdf |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/1777 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Technology Transfer Terms | Licensing / Technical Support / Consultancy / Turn Key Project: |
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