Medicinal importance of Croton genus (euphorbiaceae)

Revista Cubana de Plantas Medicinales

Castiblanco, Fabio Andrés¹  Coy Barrera, Carlos Andrés¹  Constanza Gómez, Diana¹ 

[1] Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia

关键词: Croton;    Euphorbiaceae;    flavonoids;    diterpenes;   

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学科分类：药理学

来源: Editorial Ciencias Medicas

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:The genus Croton Euphorbiaceae belonging to the family, is characterized by its species have a lot of uses ethnobotanical level, this information has been validated by the ancestral stories and bibliographic reports have been found in the last forty years, these species are located very close to the tropics and are distributed mainly in Central America, South America, Asia and north Africa, from there you can observe the many uses it has and which have led to further study of the genus study.Objectives:Perform an organized search, which allows recognizing the value ethnobotanical species of Croton worldwide, in order to determine its value and medicinal importance.Methods:Were revised several databases, specialized books and other bibliographic reports related to the traditional uses of species of Croton and chemical composition.Results: The information presented in this review may serve as a preliminary basis and as justification in research related to the search for chemical compounds specifically flavonoids and diterpenes.Conclusions:The results obtained in this review showed the evidence according to the analysis of the data and total information presented, that the genus Croton are characterized by has a wide use in traditional and folk medicine.

【 授权许可】

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