About 80 species distributed widely in China, which have been used in folk medicine to cure skin diseases, edema, tuberculosis, and as a purgative and diuretic medicine.

• 大约有80种大戟属植物广泛分布于我国，并在民间用来治疗皮肤病、水肿、结核或作为泻药和利尿剂使用。