Euphorbia milii is one species of 2000 other species of the genus Euphorbia . the original species was named E. milii varieties splendens / E.splendens. this variety grows a bit of crawling (scrambing), has a cherry of red color (cyathia) measuring 1 cm and the true flower is yellow. E. splendens can grow to 60-240 cm. in addition to E. splendens that bloom red, there is also a yellow color lutea varieties that are shorter than flowering red. Now the plant breeders have developed a lot of E.milii. One of the countries that developed E. milii to date is Thailand. Besides Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have also started to cultivate E. milli. In Indonesia, euphorbia is known by the name Pakis studs.
Euphorbia Milii itself is classified into poison plant (poison plant), because milk sap (exudate) from this plant if berkoagolasi (mixed) with blood will cause abnormal cell growth . But, do not be afraid to just hear the word poison from this beautiful plant. Because, does not cause death when touched with sap.
Benefits
E.milii other than used as an ornamental plant, also efficacious as a drug. Drugs made from E.milii include:
● Uterine bleeding
Flowers as much as 10-15 flakes boiled with 50 grams of lean beef. The snack can be eaten as a soup.
● Hepatitis
The shoots are still fresh (9-15 g), thinly sliced and boiled with 3 cups of water until the remaining 1 cup. Cooking water can be drunk with honey.
● Burns
Leaves and stems boiled with water until boiling, after cold used as a compressor.
● Boils
The stem is sliced thin and burned and affixed to the boils.