Euphorbiaceae Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Texas Croton
Zuni - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 375
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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Scientific name: Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
USDA symbol: CRTET (
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Common names: Texas Croton
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken for syphilis.
RECRD: 21257 id: 11521