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

 Croton guatemalensis (Euphorbiaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Chill Guatemala Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Fever Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Malaria Guatemala Standley, P.C., and J.A. Steyermark. 1952. Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany, vol, 24, pt. 3. Museum of Natl. History, Chicago.
Malaria Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Rheumatism Guatemala Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
*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.