Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) »
Chamaesyce hirtaSynonyms:
Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia piluliferakam-ay-SY-kee -- from the Greek
chamai (on the ground) and
skyon (fig)
HER-tuh -- meaning, hairy
commonly known as: asthma plant, common spurge, sneeze weed • Bengali: barokarni, barokherni • Hindi: बड़ा दुधी bara dudhi, दुद्धी duddhi, लाल दुधी lal-dudhi, मोटी दुधी mothi dudhi • Kannada: achchedida, akkigida, kempuneneyakk • Konkani: दुदुर्ली dudurli • Malayalam: നിലപ്പാല nilappaala • Manipuri: pakhamba maton • Marathi: दुधी dudhi • Prakrit: दुद्धिआ duddhia • Rajasthani: dhedhi-dudheli • Sanskrit: दुग्धिका dugdhika, क्षीर ksira, नागरी nagari, नागार्जुन nagarjun • Tamil: அம்மான்பச்சரிசி amman-paccarici • Telugu: నానపాల nanapala
Distribution: pantropical
Edible use (FAMINE FOOD):
... young leaves and shoots (as VEGETABLE) ... Plants For A Future