Euphorbia tirucalli
is a
hydrocarbon plant
that produces a poisonous
latex
which can, with little effort, be converted to the equivalent of
gasoline.
It
also has uses in
traditional medicine
in many cultures. It has been used for cancer, excrescence, tumors.
It has also been used as for
asthma
, cough, earache,
neuralgia
,
rheumatism
, toothache, and warts in India and Malaysia.