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Ethnobotanical Plant Croton tiglium

Common Name
Cheraken; Pa Tou; Simalakian; Badau; Kroton Agaci; Chemkian; Penchahar; Chengkian; Hazu

Activities

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
Skin China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sore China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sore China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Throat China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Vesicant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *