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Euphorbiaceae
General information
The genera in the family of Euphorbiaceae ( Table 1 ) include various spurges, such as poinsettia and croton.
Table 1
Genera of Euphorbiaceae
| Acalypha (copperleaf) | Croton (croton) | Mercurialis (mercurialis) |
| Adelia (wild lime) | Dalechampia (dalechampia) | Pedilanthus (pedilanthus) |
| Alchornea (alchornea) | Ditta (ditta) | Pera (pera) |
| Alchorneopsis (alchorneopsis) | Drypetes (drypetes) | Phyllanthus (leaf flower) |
| Aleurites (aleurites) | Euphorbia (spurge) | Reverchonia (reverchonia) |
| Antidesma (china laurel) | Flueggea (bushweed) | Ricinus (castor) |
| Argythamnia (silverbush) | Gymnanthes (gymnanthes) | Sapium (milk tree) |
| Bernardia (myrtle croton) | Hippomane (hippomane) | Savia (savia) |
| Bischofia (bishopwood) | Hura (sandbox tree) | Sebastiania (Sebastian bush) |
| Breynia (breynia) | Hyeronima (hyeronima) | Stillingia (toothleaf) |
| Caperonia (false croton) | Jatropha (nettle spurge) | Tetracoccus (shrubby spurge) |
| Chamaesyce (sandmat) | Leptopus (maidenbush) | Tragia (noseburn) |
| Chrozophora (chrozophora) | Macaranga (macaranga) | Triadica (tallow tree) |
| Claoxylon (claoxylon) | Mallotus (mallotus) | Vernicia (vernicia) |
| Cnidoscolusohl (cnidoscolus) | Manihot (manihot) | |
| Codiaeum (codiaeum) | Margaritaria (margaritaria) |
Breynia officinalis
Breynia officinalis (Chi R Yun) contains the saponin breynin, and terpenic and phenolic glycosides [ ]. Its Chinese name, Chi R Yun, means dizziness or vertigo for 7 days. It has been used to treat venereal diseases, contusions, heart failure, growth retardation, and conjunctivitis in combination with other traditional Chinese medicines.
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