Plant Biodiversity of South-Western Morocco

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Euphorbia officinarum L. subsp. echinus (Hooker fil. & Cosson) Vindt

Synonym: Euphorbia echinus Hooker fil. & Cosson

Endemic of Morocco and Mauritania.

Euphorbia officinarum is used in traditional medicine to treat skin and ophthalmologic diseases. It should be noted that due to its high toxicity, the plant extract must always be used in low concentrations.

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Last modified at: 11/04/2011 09:45 pm