Asthma plant

Where does Asthma plant grow?

Found in: Africa, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Terr., BIOT, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa, Central America, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Chuuk, Colombia, Comoros, Congo DR, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial-Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, FSM, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Guiana, Guianas, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, Honduras, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Northeastern India, Oman, Pacific, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Paraguay, Peru Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South America, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Pan tropical, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, West Timor, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: Plants have been used to treat bronchitis and asthma. The tips have also been eaten to treat diarrhoea. Plants often are self sown in cultivated land. There are about 2000 Euphorbia species. Most Euphorbias have sap which irritates the skin. It is high in proVitamin A.

Status: They are sold in markets.

Growing Asthma plant

Cultivation: Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.

Edible Uses: Caution: All Euphorbias or spurges have irritating sap and many have chemicals that can cause cancer. The tender leaves and shoots are cooked as a vegetable. They should only be eaten in small quantities. They are also used to make a drink. The fruit are eaten raw. The flowers are eaten raw as a sweet. The young leaves can be stored for 3-4 days after harvesting.

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