| Tragia | |
|---|---|
| Tragia ramosa, southern Nevada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Plukenetieae |
| Subtribe: | Tragiinae |
| Genus: | Tragia L. |
| Species | |
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About 100, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
Tragia is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It comprises about one hundred species found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Plants in this genus are sometimes known as noseburns.[1]
These species are used in Siddha medicine, which is practiced by the Tamil people. Kaanchori (Tamil: காஞ்சொறி), as it is known to them, is used in curing eczema, fevers, wheezing, and diabetes.
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