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General Information

Croton draconoides is a shrub or a tree that can grow around 3 - 15 metres tall[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

S. America - Peru, northern Brazil, French Guiana

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Habit	Tree
Height	8.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Most Croton species are relatively indifferent to their habitat and can grow on a wide range of soils in both disturbed and undisturbed vegetation[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

This is one of several Croton species that have the common name 'Sangre de Drago', or 'Dragon's Blood' in allusion to the red resin that exudes from various parts of the plant, but mainly from the bark. This resin has a number of useful medicinal properties, in particular it is astringent and vulnerary and is an effective healing agent that is commonly applied to wounds in order to speed the healing process[, ].
The red resin is effective in treating various diseases in addition to wound healing[].

This red resin, obtained from various South American Croton species, contains a dihydrobenzofuran lignan that has been shown to inhibit cell proliferation, which may well explain its application in folk medicine[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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