Ulu Croton (Croton urucurana)

乌鲁巴豆wū lǔ bā dòuWulubadou

Croton urucurana · Plant

Croton urucurana
Photo: Valerio Pillar from Porto Alegre, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains phorbol esters; may cause severe irritation.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ulu Croton for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Ulu Croton does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Croton urucurana and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial3 records
  • Benefit Laxative0 records
  • Benefit Skin2 records
  • Constipation Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome5 records