Croton tiglium | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Purging Croton

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Medicinal

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Activities: 108

Chemicals w/Activities: 17

All Chemicals: 43

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
16	ACETIC-ACID	Seed	1800.0	3000.0	-0.93	*
Acidulant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antibacterial 5,000 ppm * Antiotitic Martindale's 28th Antisalmonella * Antivaginitic 1-2% * Expectorant Martindale's 28th Fungicide Martindale's 29th Keratitigenic * Mucolytic Martindale's 29th Osteolytic * Perfumery FEMA 6,000-40,000 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Pesticide * Protisticide Martindale's 29th Spermicide Martindale's 28th Ulcerogenic HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. Verrucolytic *
1	AMYLASE	Seed	--	--	--	*
Sedative *
0	ARACHIDIC-ACID	Seed	4500.0	7500.0	0.08	*
0	ASH	Seed	40000.0	60000.0	0.36	*
6	BUTYRIC-ACID	Seed	--	--	--	*
Anticancer Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. Antitumor Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. Apoptotic * Bruchifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Nematistat 880 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. Pesticide *
0	CROTIN	Seed	--	--	--	*
0	CROTOFOLIN-A	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	CROTONOSIDE	Seed	10000.0	38000.0	--	*
0	FAT	Seed	300000.0	500000.0	1.24	*
13	FORMIC-ACID	Seed	2400.0	4000.0	--	*
Acaricide * Antiseptic * Antisyncopic * Astringent Merck 11th Edition Corrosive Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Counterirritant Merck 11th Edition FLavor FEMA 500-2,500 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Fungistat Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Fungitoxic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Irritant * Pesticide * Preservative Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Toxic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
8	GLYCEROL	Seed	21600.0	36000.0	1.00	*
Anticataract Martindale's 29th Antiear-wax Martindale's 29th Antiketotic Merck 11th Edition AntiMeniere's 1.5 g/kg Martindale's 29th Antineuralgic Martindale's 29th Arrhythmigenic Martindale's 29th Emollient Merck 11th Edition Hyperglycemic Martindale's 29th
5	INGENOL-3,20-DIBENZOATE	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antileukemic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antitumor * Cytotoxic 130-360 ppb * Proinflammatory * Tumor-Promoter *
0	INVERTIN	Seed	--	--	--	*
0	ISOGUANORIBOSIDE	Seed	--	--	--	*
7	LAURIC-ACID	Seed	150.0	250.0	-0.51	*
Antibacterial * Antioxidant IC71=60 * Antiviral * Candidicide * COX-1-Inhibitor IC40=100 * COX-2-Inhibitor IC20=100 * Hypercholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
27	LINOLEIC-ACID	Seed	57000.0	95000.0	-0.10	*
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Antiacne * Antialopecic * Antianaphylactic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antiandrogenic * Antiarteriosclerotic * Antiarthritic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Anticoronary Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antieczemic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antifibrinolytic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. Antigranular * Antihistaminic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antiinflammatory IC50=31 uM * Antileukotriene-D4 IC50=31 uM * Antimenorrhagic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). AntiMS Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antiprostatitic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Carcinogenic Science News, 146: 421. Comedolytic * Hepatoprotective * Hypocholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Immunomodulator Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Metastatic Science News, 146: 421. Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. Propecic *
0	LIPASE	Seed	--	--	--	*
6	MYRISTIC-ACID	Seed	22500.0	37500.0	0.19	*
Antioxidant IC71=60 * Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Cosmetic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Hypercholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Lubricant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
18	OLEIC-ACID	Seed	111000.0	185000.0	0.54	*
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Allergenic * Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Anemiagenic * Antialopecic * Antiandrogenic * Antiinflammatory IC50=21 uM * Antileukotriene-D4 IC50=21 uM * Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Choleretic 5 ml/man * Dermatitigenic * FLavor FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Hypocholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Irritant Merck 11th Edition Percutaneostimulant Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. Perfumery Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Propecic *
13	PALMITIC-ACID	Seed	2700.0	4500.0	-0.61	*
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Antialopecic * Antiandrogenic * Antifibrinolytic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. Antioxidant IC40=60 * FLavor FEMA 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Hemolytic Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. Hypercholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Lubricant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. Pesticide * Propecic * Soap Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.

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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.

Plant Croton tiglium (Euphorbiaceae)

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