Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000008999

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Scientific Name: Croton oblongifolius Roxb.

Collector: G. Panigrahi and C.M. Arora

Country: India

Uses: The plant is used treat bite of dog or jackal, cholera, epilepsy, scabies. Leaf is used to treat boils, sprain. Root and bark is used to treat constipation, diarrhoea, dysentery, vomiting, rheumatism and other stomach disorders. Latex is used to treat ringworm.