| Danda Thor |
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| Original date | 4/9/11 12:43 PM |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 |
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| Focal length | 35.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia royleana Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Danda Thor is a large cactus-like shrub, up to 5 m
tall, with stout strunk and many thick fleshy branches with 5-7 thick,
wavy, winged ridges armed with pairs of thorns on their margins. Leaves
are fleshy, spoon-shaped, 10-15 cm long. The stems become leafless
during hot and cold seasons. Flower-heads are yellow-green, 3-4 in
almost stalkless clusters in leaf axils. Fruit is 3-lobed, about 1 cm
across. Danda Thor is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to E.
Nepal, up to 1800 m elevation.
Flowering: March-May.
Medicinal uses: 
The latex of the plant is a valuable source of in-genol esters. Ingol
is a macrocyclic diterpene and is of therapeutic interest due to its
antileukemic properties. Danda Thor has been used in Ayurvedic and
Yunani medicine.
The latex of the plant is a valuable source of in-genol esters. Ingol
is a macrocyclic diterpene and is of therapeutic interest due to its
antileukemic properties. Danda Thor has been used in Ayurvedic and
Yunani medicine. Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Cactus Garden, Panchkula, Haryana. |