The oldest remedies known to humankind are herbal medicines. India is known worldwide for its
Ayurvedic treatments. Euphorbia hirta is often used traditionally as medicine. Euphorbia hirta L. belongs to family
Euphorbiaceae. It is an annual herb present on the roadside throughout the country. The tribal societies of different
region and the vangujjars have developed their own indigenous medicinal system. Euphorbia hirta L. is known to
have medicinal, cultural and ethnobotanical uses.
[Bhasker Joshi. The Magical Herb “Euphorbia hirta L.” An Important Traditional Therapeutic Herb for Wart
Disease among the Vangujjars of Forest near Kashipur, Uttarakhand.