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Croton

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Definition: A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. The common name of dragon's blood is also used for DRACAENA and Daemonorops (ARECACEAE). Croton tiglium is the source of CROTON OIL.  coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manua    Other names tigliums, Croton; tiglium, Croton; de Dragos, Sangre; de Drago, Sangre; Sangre de Dragos; Dragos, Sangre de; Drago, Sangre de; Crotons; Croton tigliums; Croton tiglium; Sangre de Drago
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
dehydrocrotonin  0   *Diterpenes, Clerodane Croton. Planta Med 1996 Oct;62(5):402-4

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