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

 Croton flavens (Euphorbiaceae)

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) Trinidad *
Ache(Ear) Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Ache(Leg) Bonaire *
Ache(Stomach) Curacao *
Ache(Tooth) Mexico *
Anodyne Curacao *
Bladder Virgin I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Bronchitis Mexico *
Bronchitis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Catarrh Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Catarrh Mexico *
Cholera Mexico *
Cholera Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
CNS stimulant Elsewhere *
Coffee Curacao *
Cold Curacao *
Cold Curacao *
Cold Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Cold Curacao *
Cold Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.