Euphorbia resinifera, the resin spurge, is a species of spurge native to Morocco. Due to its origin it is also called the African spurge. The dried latex of the plant was used in ancient medicine. It contains resiniferatoxin, an extremely potent capsaicin analog tested as an analgesic since 1997.
樹脂大戟是原產於摩洛哥的一種大戟屬植物。由於其起源，它也被稱為非洲大戟。這種植物的乾燥乳膠曾用於古代醫學。它含有樹脂毒素，這是一種極其有效的辣椒素類似物，自 1997 年以來被測試為一種止痛藥。
Photo Date: 2019.06.18, 2020.06.16 Location: LA Arboretum
Notes 筆記
- Euphorbia resinifera, the resin spurge, is a species of spurge native to Morocco, where it occurs on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains. Due to its origin it is also called the African spurge.
- The dried latex of the plant was used in ancient medicine. It contains resiniferatoxin, an extremely potent capsaicin analog tested as an analgesic since 1997.
- 樹脂大戟是原產於摩洛哥的一種大戟屬植物，生長在阿特拉斯山脈的山坡上。由於其起源，它也被稱為非洲大戟。
- 這種植物的乾燥乳膠曾用於古代醫學。它含有樹脂毒素，這是一種極其有效的辣椒素類似物，自 1997 年以來被測試為一種止痛藥。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Euphorbia resinifera
- 維基百科: 樹脂大戟
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