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Euphorbia cotinifolia, Sapo barbasco, Caribbean copper plant

Euphorbia cotinifolia L.
Family: Euphorbiaceae

Synonyms: Aklema cotinifolia (L.) Millsp. , Aklema scotanum (Schltdl.) Millsp. , Aklema yavalquahuitl (Schltdl.) Millsp. , Alectoroctonum caracasanum Klotzsch & Garcke , Alectoroctonum cotinifolium (L.) Schltdl. , Alectoroctonum cotinoides (Miq.) Klotzsch & Garcke , Alectoroctonum riedelianum Klotzsch & Garcke , Alectoroctonum scotanum (Schltdl.) Schltdl. , Alectoroctonum willdenowii Klotzsch & Garcke , Alectoroctonum yavalquahuitl Schltdl. , Euphorbia caracasana (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss. , Euphorbia cotinifolia subsp. cotinoides (Miq.) Christenh. , Euphorbia cotinoides Miq. , Euphorbia cotinoides var. riedeliana (Klotzsch & Garcke) Müll.Arg. , Euphorbia cotinoides var. verrucosa Boiss. , Euphorbia scotana (Schltdl.) Boiss. , Euphorbia scotanum Schltdl. , Euphorbia scotanum var. yavalquahuitl Boiss. , Euphorbia venenata Schltdl. Tithymalus cotinifolius (L.) Haw.,

Other names: Sapo barbasco, barrabás, Caribbean copper plant, Acacu-i, Assacui, Carawa, Chepo, Coca del Monte, Huarus, Juaras Juquilla, Juquilla, Juquillo, Kachinoskotalu, Ksolmaje, Leiteira, Maleiteira, Red Spurge, Sacha Coca, Yunkini, Yuquilla, Yuquilla Negra, Carrasco, Mala Mujer, Mexican Shrubby Spurge, Yerba Lechera. FG Galibi: conami. Surinam: koenaparoe

Activities: Antiherpetic, Antiviral, Atticide, Attifuge, Cathartic, Caustic, Contraceptive, Curare, Cytotoxic, Emetic, Insecticide, Molluscacide, Piscicide, Poison, Purgative, Vesicant. [Duke’s Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America]
Indications: Alopecia, Cancer, Condyloma, Constipation, Dropsy, Herpes, Ostealgia, Pain, Sores, Syphilis, VD, Viruses, Wounds. [Duke’s Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America]

Whole plant: Used to remedy sores in NW Guyana. Latex: Milky latex is strongly purgative. Used by the French Guiana Galibi as a fish poison. Exudate used to treat infected nails in NW Guyana. Latex in the roots is more poisonous than in other parts of the plant. [Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]

Published articles of Euphorbia cotinifolia
1.    Spectroscopic Identification of New Ellagitannins and a Trigalloyl-glucosylkaempferol from an Extract of Euphorbia cotinifolia L. with Antitumour and Antioxidant Activity
Marzouk, Mohamed S.; Moharram, Fatma A.; Gamal-Eldeen, Amira; et al. - ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES  Volume: 67   Issue: 3-4   Pages: 151-162   Published: MAR-APR 2012
2.    The Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Euphorbia caracasana and E. cotinifolia (Euphorbiaceae) from Venezuela (vol 4, pg 571, 2009)
Rojas, Janne; Baldovino, Shirley; Vizcaya, Marietta; et al. - NATURAL PRODUCT COMMUNICATIONS  Volume: 7   Issue: 1   Pages: 141-141   Published: JAN 2012
3.    Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of a novel metalloprotease, cotinifolin from an antiviral plant shrub: Euphorbia cotinifolia
Kumar, Reetesh; Singh, Kunwar Awaneesh; Tomar, Ritu; et al. - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 49   Issue: 7   Pages: 721-728   DOI http://dx.doi.org1016/j.plaphy.2011.03.016   Published: JUL 2011
4.    Biochemical characterization of a peroxidase isolated from Caribbean plant: Euphorbia cotinifolia
Kumar, Reetesh; Singh, Kunwar Awaneesh; Singh, Vijay Kumar; et al. - PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 46   Issue: 6   Pages: 1350-1357   DOI http://dx.doi.org1016/j.procbio.2011.03.003   Published: JUN 2011
5.    Phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of Euphorbia cotinifolia Linn. leaf extracts against phytopathogenic bacteria.
Jayalakshmi, B.; Raveesha, K. A.; Amruthesh, K. N. - Journal of Pharmacy Research  Volume: 4   Issue: 10   Pages: 3759-3762   Published: 2011
6.    The Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Euphorbia caracasana and E. cotinifolia (Euphorbiaceae) from Venezuela
Rojas, Janne; Baldovino, Shirley; Vizcaya, Marietta; et al. - NATURAL PRODUCT COMMUNICATIONS  Volume: 4   Issue: 4   Pages: 571-572   Published: APR 2009
7.    Evaluation of antibacterial activity on different solvent extracts of Euphorbia caracasana Boiss and Euphorbia cotinifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae) collected in Venezuela
Rojas, Janne; Velasco, Judith; Morales, Antonio; et al. - BOLETIN LATINOAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE DE PLANTAS MEDICINALES Y AROMATICAS  Volume: 7   Issue: 4   Pages: 199-202   Published: JUL 2008
8.    Somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration from leaves of Euphorbia cotinifolia.
Han Shan; Shi DaXing; Wang MiLi; et al. - Scientia Silvae Sinicae  Volume: 43   Issue: 10   Pages: 134-137   Published: 2007
9.    An ingenol isolated from the species Euphorbia cotinifolia induced apoptosis in tumour cells.
Betancur-Galvis, L.; Roldan, J.; Morales, G.; et al. - Revista Latinoamericana de Quimica  Volume: 30   Issue: 2   Pages: 68-78   Published: 2002
10.    NEW INGENOL-ESTERS AS PISCICIDAL CONSTITUENTS OF EUPHORBIA-COTINIFOLIA L
HIROTA, M; OHIGASHI, H; OKI, Y; et al. - AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY  Volume: 44   Issue: 6   Pages: 1351-1356   Published: 1980
11.    MOLLUSCICIDAL PROPERTIES OF THE EUPHORBIA-CONTINIFOLIA L
PEREIRA, JP; DESOUZA, CP; MARTINELIMENDES, N - REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISAS MEDICAS E BIOLOGICAS  Volume: 11   Issue: 6   Pages: 345-351   Published: 1978

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