The fresh milky juice is exceedingly acrid when applied to the skin and the fruit is highly purgative and poisonous. The juice causes redness, itching, pimples, sometimes gangrene. The symptoms point to its use in erysipelas. Poison Oak, etc. Rheumatic pains during rest. Paralytic, weakness in joints.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Mind ailments: Delirium and hallucinations. Stupor, coma.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Eyes ailments: Almost closed from oedema of lids.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Nose ailments: End of nose very much inflamed externally. Very sensitive and oedematous mucous membranes with ulceration.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Face ailments: At first ruddy glow on cheeks, afterwards death-like pallor. Cold perspiration in beads on forehead. Red, puffed, and in spots suppurating. Erythema, beginning on face, gradually extending into the hair parts, and then spreading over whole body, taking eight days to do so; eruption glossy, rough oedematous, with burning and smarting; aggravated by touch and cold air; ameliorated by close room and sweet-oil applications. Fine bran-like desquamation. Sensation of cobwebs. Stinging, smarting, and burning of face when touched.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Mouth ailments: Tongue coated, slimy; acrid taste. Breath cold, musty odor.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Stomach ailments: Nausea and vomiting of copious clear water, intermingled with white, gelatinous lumps.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Stool ailments: Drastic purgation from large doses; mild laxative condition from smaller doses; followed several weeks afterwards by obstinate constipation. Stools of white, transparent, gelatinous mucus; later mingled with blood.
Urine:
Copious flow of urine.Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Male ailments: Inflammation of scrotum resulting in deep acrid ulcers, with intense itching and burning; worse, touching the parts from washing.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Respiratory ailments: Labored breathing. Breath cold, musty odor. Cough; first, a hacking, as from inhalation of sulphur; later on, paroxysmal, like whooping-cough, in regular paroxysms, ending in diarrhoea and vomiting, with sleepiness between each paroxysm.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Heart ailments: Weak and fluttering heart-action. Pulse 120, full, bounding, somewhat irregular.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Sleep ailments: Restlessness at night. Sleep disturbed, anxious dreams.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Fever ailments: Temperature increased. Body bathed in profuse perspiration, standing out like beads on forehead; later, cold, clammy perspiration on forehead.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Skin ailments: Erythema, beginning on uncovered parts, on face, and spreading over whole body; glossy, rough, oedematous, with burning and smarting. Fine bran-like desquamation following in the wake of the erythema. Eruption rough, scaly, smarting, and burning; when scratched forms deep, ragged ulcers; skin where ulcerated remains red.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Modalities ailments: Worse, touch and cold air; better, close room and sweet-oil application.
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Relationship ailments: Antidoted by Rhus tox (skin symptoms); Veratr alb (vomiting, purging, cough and coma).
Euphorbia Lathyris treatment for Dose ailments: Third to thirtieth potency.