Croton lobatus belong to the class of therapeutic plants that are highly valued and widely used by the traditional medicine practitioners in northern nigeria. The greatest antiplasmodial activity was observed in the ethyl acetate crude extract. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Research article effect of ethanol leaf extract of. Pharmaceutical research, chemistry and biochemistry of naturally occurring compounds, biological evaluation of crude extracts, ethnomedicine, traditional. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Croton v the queen 1967 hca 48 croton v the queen 21 december 1967 1967 hca 48 21 december 1967 barwick c.
If grown in containers, use a good quality potting media that provides adequate water drainage. Formulieren invullen, voeg uw persoonlijke handtekening, wit out of markeer tekst, enz. African natural products with potential antioxidants and. I called my friend and she gave me some advice on how to kill red spider mites. Crotons are one of the most magical plants the plant kingdom has to offer. In benin, a decoction of the leaves and flowers or roots of croton lobatus is taken to treat fever, malaria and antispasmodic 4 schrankia leptocarpa is traditionally used. This is the alphabetical list of species belonging to the genus croton. These trees are distributed in forests from the east coast of south africa to tropical africa. Its highest diversity is found in eastern brazil, and a few weedy species were most likely introduced and naturalized in the paleotropics.
Brasiliocroton, a new crotonoid genus of euphorbiaceaes. Van het toevoegen, bewerken en verwijderen van tekst en afbeeldingen tot het. Nitro pro pdfeditor bewerk pdfbestanden in een handomdraai. The diversity of color, pattern, and leaf shapes are what makes these plants so attractive to gardeners and collectors alike. The phytochemical and nutrient constituents of seed, leaf, stem bark and root bark of irvingia gabonensis aubrylecomte ex ororke baill.
Traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology of croton. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed may 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Several species have a long role in the traditional use of medicinal plants in africa, asia and south america. Crotons thrive in warm, humid weather and should be watered frequently, but not excessively.
We investigated the antiplasmodial properties of crude extracts from carica papaya leaves to trace the activity through bioassayguided fractionation. Iwast met from senegal to cameroon, in egypt, ethiopia, sudan and arabia 1. From the stems and leaves of croton lobatus the monocyclic terpene alcohol. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. It stretches across the croton river near croton onhudson, new york, about 22 miles 35 km north of new york city. Scholarly papers are thus invited from all aspects of geography, geology, agricultural sciences, environmental studies, planning and other related areas. This page was last edited on 24 september 2017, at 12. Codiaeum variegatum or the croton plant is a single species throughout the small codiaeum genus, and belongs to the euphorbiaceae household. Euphorbiaceae is an ivoirian traditional medicinal plant. Effective pdf editing software for professional and private use. Background croton lobatus contains a high amount of antioxidant phytochemicals that probably account for its wide use as food and medicine in the traditional communities of west africa. Euphorbiaceae and schrankia leptocarpa mimosaceae showed interesting activities against plasmodium and microbial strains.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf nomenclature and taxonomy of croton glabellus l. Species of astraea may be recognized by the usually deeply lobed leaves, lacking basilaminar or acropetiolar nectaries. Constituents croton oil consists chiefly of the glycerides of stearic, palmitic, myristic, lauric and oleic acids. Dec 18, 2015 a number of croton species have been found in previous studies to exhibit significant in vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity. If you have a great topic or idea, you can propose a special issue and you will have the opportunity to be the lead guest editor of the special issue. Lagnika l, tchachedre m, laleye a, sanni a, editor, m. Antiplasmodial properties and bioassayguided fractionation. The study evaluated the modulatory role of methanol extract of croton lobatus leaf on alloxaninduced diabetes and associated. Pdf on dec 5, 2017, sherifat anafi and others published evaluation of analgesic and antiinflammatory.
Youll get answers on how to take care of your croton through all stages of growth. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Pdf evaluation of analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of. Pdf antidiabetic and antioxidant effects of croton. Jan 21, 2003 view picture of croton cranberry codiaeum variegatum at daves garden. The active principle is believed to be crotonic acid, which is freely soluble in alcohol. The elucidation, in a particular organism or cell line, of.
Edit links this page was last edited on 26 october 2019, at 02. A strongscented, small shrub with oval leaves and light brown to pale gray bark, berlandier croton grows in dry sandy soils in clearings in thickets and chaparrals in the rio grande plains, usually found coming up through other shrubs. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Toxicological effect of aqueous extracts of croton lobatus l. Isolation and identification of alkaloids from croton lobatus. Biochemical, heamatological, histopathology, toxicity, croton lobatus, schrankia leptocarpa. Not only can these plants be grown outdoors, but some cultivars can be raised as decorative houseplants as well. Croton leptostachyus aerial part ethanol extracts exhibited high in vitro activity against p.
The new croton dam also known as cornell dam is a dam forming the new croton reservoir, both parts of the new york city water supply system. Special issue special issue is an effective way for researchers to focus on a hot topic for an indepth study. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Pdf treatment with aqueous extract from croton cajucara benth. Previous quantitative studies demonstrated that the hexane extract from the seeds of b. Antiplasmodial activity of constituents isolated from. Selectedworks confluence journal of environmental studies. Tjnpr tropical journal of natural product research. Considering these biological activities and the extensive use of these plants in traditional medicine, the toxicological profile of. Popular uses include treatment of cancer, constipation, diabetes, digestive problems, dysentery, external wounds, fever, hypercholesterolemia. Croton shrubs can be purchased at most garden centers. Croton is derived from the greek word kroton, a tick, from the appearance of the seeds of these plants. Croton lobatus occurs in the caribbean and south america, tropical africa. Croton lobatus l 20 lobed croton eru r, b dried powder mixed with oil body cream 0.
Berlandier croton, low croton, ycaban, icaban, salvia croton humilis c. It grows 7 m in height, occasionally up to 30 m, in moist forests, thickets and forest edges at altitudes of 3501800 m. In a preliminary evaluation of ethnobotanically selected beninese medicinal plants for their pharmacological activity, croton lobatus l. Croton mangelong is very closely related to, possibly conspecific with, the widespread species currently known as c. Croton sylvaticus is a tree in the family euphorbiaceae. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of croton texensis. This page was last edited on 26 december 2019, at 04. The cane plots of at least 7 months are particularly attacked by cynodon dactylon, ipomoea aquatica, momordica charantia and. To evaluate the antioxidant and cardioprotective activities of stem bark extract and solvent fractions of croton macrostachyus on cyclophosphamideinduced cardiotoxicity in rats. Edit links this page was last edited on 1 july 2019, at. Croton v the queen 1967 hca 48 117 clr 326 barnet jade. The attendant goal is to promote widespread acceptance of the journal as an authoritative and indispensable holding in academic and institutional libraries. Pdf croton cajucara benth is a plant found in amazonia, brazil and the bark and leaf infusion of this plant have.
Croton online reference palmpedia palm growers guide. Aims were to study its phytochemical composition and some biological properties and influence of acid hydrolysis on biological activities and chemical composition of croton lobatus l. Clinical phytoscience african natural products with potential antioxidants and hepatoprotectives properties. These include vitamins and trace elements, as well as growth factors and regulatory substances made by cells themselves. Flora brasiliensis published 1873 title page tabulae explicatae euphorbiaceae croton. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. The aim of this study was to isolate the other alkaloids from its leaves and stems aerial. The genus croton consists of 800 tree or shrub species throughout the tropics, of which only 11 occur in southern africa.
Croton lobatus commonly known as namiji in the northern part of nigeria hausa is an extensive flowering. An open access journal publishing research describing the discovery, methods for discovery, description, analysis characterization, and productionisolation of biologicallyactive chemicals, drugs, pharmaceutical products, or preparations used in traditional medicine. Berinyuy 1 hadiza mohammed 0 0 department of biochemistry, tropical disease research unit, federal university of technology, p. Croton lobatus l herbaceous weed, somewhat woody at the base. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. The plants database includes the following 50 species of croton. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. The beautiful leaves of the croton are also used to enhance floral arrangements. Cardioprotective effect of croton macrostachyus stem bark. Croton tiglium oil has been used in traditional chinese medicine to treat severe constipation, heal lesions, and is used as a purgative. Recommended english names, princeton university press, isbn. Its aerial parts are commonly used as antimalarial and against other diseases.
This compound has also previously been isolated and characterized from pterodon pubescens seeds and fruit oil and croton lobatus leaves 2224. So spray some water over croton leaves and put the plant in the place protected from direct sunlight. Balakrishnan, which otherwise lacks a legitimate name. Crotons university of florida, institute of food and. Mar 19, 2020 astraea is a genus of tribe crotoneae euphorbiaceae. Aims were to study its phytochemical composition and some biological properties and influence of acid hydrolysis on biological activities and chemical composition of croton lobatus. Comparative study of phytochemical and nutrient contents. This study examined the competitive effects of some tropical secondary successional weed species.
The journal publishes wellresearched, technical, emperical and theoritical papers on issues and problems of the environment, with particular reference to developing countries. Euphorbiaceae, a medicinal plant used in western africa in traditional folk medicine to cure malaria, pregnancy troubles, and dysentery. Crotonoideae widely distributed in the neotropical region. Croton trinitatis millspaugh, native to central and south america, was collected once in 1886 on ballast piles in pensacola, florida, but has not been reported in the flora area since. It doesnt matter whether you are a beginner or an advanced gardenerthis book will benefit you and your croton. When used in landscapes, plants should be located 2 to 3 feet apart. Methods the study evaluated the modulatory role of methanol extract of croton lobatus leaf on alloxaninduced diabetes and associated cardiovascular complications. Taxonomic revision of astraea euphorbiaceae springerlink. Phytochemical composition, biological activities of croton. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In benin, a decoction of the leaves and flowers or roots of croton lobatus is taken to treat fever, malaria and antispasmodic 4 schrankia leptocarpa is traditionally used against eruptive fevers and hypertension 5. Toxicological effect of aqueous extracts of croton lobatus. Euphorbiaceae, a widespread caribbean species article pdf available in taxon 605.
While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Mitochondria superoxide anion production contributes to. Pdf pharmacognostic and phythochemical studies of croton. Ethnobotanical studies of folklore phytocosmetics of south. Pdf pharmacognostical parameters, phythochemical, croton linearis jacq. We have a number of herbaceous species in this country, but none of any economic importance. Pineland croton, wild croton, grannybush croton linearis. Sep 02, 2016 in a preliminary evaluation of ethnobotanically selected beninese medicinal plants for their pharmacological activity, croton lobatus l. Antidiabetic and antioxidant effects of croton lobatus l. Pdf astraea lobata euphorbiaceae, a new record for india r. It is indigenous to ten countries in subsaharan africa, including somalia, kenya, uganda, democratic republic of the congo, rwanda, burundi, tanzania, malawi, zambia, and mozambique.
Astraea is a genus of tribe crotoneae euphorbiaceae. Known for their bold, tropical foliage, crotons are perennial evergreen shrubs. Biofactors is an international journal aimed at identifying and increasing our understanding of the precise biochemical effects and roles of the large number of trace substances that are required by living organisms. American journal of applied chemistry science publishing group.
This page was last edited on 27 october 2016, at 16. Leaves from croton linearis jacq are usually used by cuban population to treat thefever, but there is. The genus croton, established by linnaeus in 1737, is extensive, 625 species being recognized in the index kewensis. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Croton is a genus of euphorbiaceae comprising around 1,300 species, widespread in tropical regions of the old and new worlds. The journal welcomes submission from scholars and experts for possible publication from all over the world. During our past study on this species, several compounds were isolated among which one alkaloid.
Euphorbiaceae and schrankia leptocarpa mimosaceae showed interesting. In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity of plants from. Ultra pdf editor, by compuclever, provides you an easy way to view and annotate pdf files on all windows devices. Seven constituents were isolated from the stems and leaves of croton lobatus. The most aggressive at 4 to 6 month old crops were croton lobatus, cyperus rotundus, rottboellia cochinchinensis, ipomoea involucrate, and momordica charantia. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Berlandier croton, low croton, ycaban, icaban, salvia. Neighbors helping neighbors help the planet river journal north article pdf download letter to the editor croton gazette, 03122020 jpg download croton gazette front page and letter to the editor, 03052020 pdf download. The ebook contains information for people of all different skill levels. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about pineland croton, wild croton, grannybush croton linearis supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Croton megalocarpus, is a plant species in the family euphorbiaceae.