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.