Steinmetz:Croton

Croton elutheria

Also known as (or relevant to) Croton elutheria Family Euphorbiaceae English Names Cascarilla Sweetwood tree Natural Habitat Bahama Islands South America Cuba; cultivated Java China Part(s) Used Cortex Cascarillae = Cortex Elutheriae Oleum Csscarillae

Constituent(s) essential oil resin cascarillin (bitter principle) tannin cascarilla-scid vanillin Action bark: tonic digestive aromatic fumigatory; oil: digestive narcotic

Croton niveus

Also known as (or relevant to) Croton niveus Family Euphorbiaceae English Names Copalchi Mexican Fever bark (Quina blanco of the Mexicans) Natural Habitat Central- and Southern America West Indian islands. Mexico New Granada Venezuela Part(s) Used Cortex Copalchi

Constituent(s) bitter principle Action febrifuge aromatic

Croton tiglium

Also known as (or relevant to) Croton tiglium Family Euphorbiaceae English Names Croton Natural Habitat South-East Asia (especially Malabar Coast) Ceylon Indonesia Philippines China Mauritius West Africa Part(s) Used Semen Crotonis = Semen Tiglii Oleum Crotonis = Oleum Tiglii

Constituent(s) croton oil fatty oil crotinic acid tiglinic acid myristicin and other acids Action oil; cathartic irritant rubefacient toxic

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book