Interestingly, euphorbia Tirucalli is also known as petroleum plant in some parts of the world because the sap contains corrosive terpenes and phorbol esters — think paint thinner and gasoline.

Crown of thorns, also commonly known by its scientific name Euphorbia milii, is a pretty but thorny succulent tropical shrub. One of its typical characteristics is that it can bloom in many colors ...

The firestick plant (Euphorbia tirucalli ... Firestick plant stalks ooze a toxic milky sap when bruised. Wear long sleeves, gloves, and safety glasses when handling the plant.

or Milk Bush (Euphorbia tirucalli). This plant is spineless and isn’t a true cactus, but it does have toxic sap containing terpenes and other corrosive chemical compounds (giving it the name of ...

Article Google Scholar Eke T, Al-Husainy S, Raynor MK . The spectrum of ocular inflammation caused by euphorbia plant sap. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000; 118 (1): 13–26. Fleischman D, Meyer JJ ...

In the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, it says: “The milky sap or latex of Euphorbia plant is highly toxic and an irritant to the skin and eye.” It goes on to say that it “may cause intense ...

In the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, it says: “The milky sap or latex of Euphorbia plant is highly toxic and an irritant to the skin and eye.” It goes on to say that it “may cause intense ...

SEATTLE -- A woman trying to thin out a rapidly spreading plant in her garden got a painful surprise when the plant shot a stream of poisonous sap right into her eye. Pam McGaffin said the pain ...

It can be easily propagated by cuttings. Like the poinsettia, another member of the Euphorbia family, the zigzag plant has white latex sap that can be irritating; care should be taken when ...

But for the first time a team of scientists in Australia has carried out a clinical study of sap from Euphorbia peplus, which is related to Euphorbia plants grown in gardens in the UK. The study ...

a genus of plant. More specifically, Euphorbia’s thick, milky-white sap that’s so caustic that the ancient Greeks used it to burn off warts. All of Doss’s patients had recently been exposed. He ...