(Euphorbiaceae) Croton chevalieri Gagnep.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): Treat nervousness(CNS disorders); also to stop bleeding (haemostasis) during pregnancy/birth/postpartum.
Part(s) used: leaf
Field Characters: Mid-sized tree, 5-10 m high. Trunk staight, little branched, but ramified at the top. Simple leaves alternate, long, acute at the apex. Inflorescence in cyme, bending, green; fruits green, globose, small (according to the narration of the healer, flower ).
Locality: Oudomxay Province, Xay District, Dom Xay Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): B. Southavong, M. Vanthanouvong
Collection number(s): LAOS_809
Collection Date: October 23, 2006
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2285045.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
WFO-The World Flora OnlinePham Hoang Ho, Cayco Vietnam vol. 2, p. 243, plant #4909GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Alamillo-Vásquez JA, Pérez-Torres CA, Ibarra-Laclette E, et al. Secondary Metabolites from Croton Species and Their Biological Activity on Cell Cycle Regulators. Metabolites 2025, 15(4):216. doi: 10.3390/metabo15040216
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Guerra Junior JIG, Ferreira MRA, Macário de Oliveira A, Soares LAL.Croton sp.: A review about Popular Uses, Biological Activities and Chemical Composition. Research, Society and Development, 2022, v. 11, n. 2, e57311225306. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i2.25306
Salatino A, Faria Salatino MLF, Negri G. Traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology of Croton species (Euphorbiaceae). J Braz Chem Soc 2007, 18 (1). https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532007000100002