Zambezi Croton (Croton zambesicus)

赞比西巴豆zàn bǐ xī bā dòuZanbixibadou

Croton zambesicus · Plant

Croton, standing in for Croton zambesicus
This photo shows Croton, not Croton zambesicus: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains phorbol esters; may cause severe irritation.

Indications

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

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Zambezi 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 zambesicus 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 Skin0 records
  • Constipation Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records