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Asthma-plant

Euphorbia hirta

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Names

Common

Asthma-plant

Scientific

Euphorbia hirta

Location

HawaiiInvasive

Article

en.wikipedia.org

Euphorbia hirta

Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant) is a pantropical weed, originating from the tropical regions of the Americas. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used in traditional herbal medicine across many cultures, particularly for asthma, skin ailments, and hypertension. It is also consumed in herbal tea form as folk medicine for fevers in the Philippines (where it is known as tawa-tawa), particularly for dengue fever and malaria.