Family:           Euphorbiaceae 
Synonym:     Euphorbia.pilulifera
Common name: Asthma weed, Tawa-Tawa
Local name: Dudhi(दूधी), Sheiru

Dudhi is a annual hairy herb of Western Himalayas. It is widely growing herb of  mid -hill region and occur in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways of warmer parts of Western Himalayas.  up to an altitudinal range of 900 meter. Dudhi plant is native to India and generally considered a weed in Himachal Pradesh.

Therapeutic Uses:

  • Antidote to snake bite
  • Asthma
  • boils of mouth
  • kidney disease
  • pain in joints
  • veterinary
  • bone fracture
  • anticancer
  • Decoction of dry herbs is used for skin diseases.