Euphorbia pekinensis




Family Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name Euphorbia pekinensis Ruprecht
Synonyms Euphorbia pekinensis Ruprecht var. onoei (Franchet & Savatier) Makino; Tithymalus pekinensis (Ruprecht) Hara var. ibukiensis (Hurusawa) Hara; Tithymalus pekinensis (Ruprecht) Hara var. onoei (Franchet & Savatier) Hara
Common name (Japanese common name) taka toudai [tall candlestand weed]]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants electing 20-70cm. Leaves 2.5-8cm length, 6-12mm width. Flowers flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr.
Method for manufacturing a tonic composition for man and other animals (US Patent 4059695/1977)
Composition and method for narcotics withdrawal (US Patent 4647460/1987)
Herbal composition for the treatment of alopecia (US Patent 6495174/2002)
Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy (US Patent 7211567/2007)
Herbal suppositories (US Patent 20020031559)



July 2007
at lowland forest edge
July 2007
at lowland forest edge
July 2007
at lowland forest edge



June 2005 at high marsh July 2005 at mountane field July 2005 at mountane field