Open AccessBiological activities of Croton palanostigma Klotzsch
Author(s) -
Eduardo Ferreira Mota,
Diele Magno Rosario,
Andreza Socorro Silva Veiga,
Davi do Socorro Barros Brasil,
Fernando Tobias Sílveira,
Maria Fâni Dolabela
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.176109
Subject(s) - bark (sound) , traditional medicine , antimicrobial , croton , candida albicans , chemistry , minimum bactericidal concentration , agar diffusion test , meliaceae , pharmacognosy , biology , minimum inhibitory concentration , microbiology and biotechnology , biological activity , antibacterial activity , bacteria , medicine , biochemistry , ecology , genetics , in vitro
Different species of Croton are used in traditional Amazonian medicine. Among the popular uses are treatment of bacterial diseases, poorly healing wounds and fevers.