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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Croton morifolius

Common Name
Palillo

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Ache(Stomach) Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Ache(Stomach) Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Anodyne Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Cancer Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Cancer(Stomach) Mexico Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Gastritis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Neuralgia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Neuralgia Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Purgative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.