Euphorbiaceae Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Texas Croton
Apache, White Mountain - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 156
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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Scientific name: Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
USDA symbol: CRTET (
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Common names: Texas Croton
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of plant taken as a purgative.
RECRD: 84707 id: 11498