Croton texensis
Croton texensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Croton |
Species: | C. texensis |
Binomial name | |
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. | |
Croton texensis (common name "Texas croton", "skunk weed"), is a plant found in the United States.
Uses
Among the Zuni people, a decoction of the plant taken for "sick stomach", as a purgative, and as a diuretic.[1] An infusion is also taken for stomachaches, for syphilis, and for gonorrhea.[2] The fresh or dried root is chewed by a medicine man before sucking snakebite and a poultice is applied to the wound.[3]
References
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