Croton bonplandianus baill Family - Euphorbiaceae Local name - Ban tulsi For cholagogues & purgative, this is the most important plant.

Croton bonplandianus baill

Family - Euphorbiaceae

Local name - Ban tulsi

For cholagogues & purgative, this is the most important plant.

Uses - 

1. Wound healing property

2. Gastrointestinal disorders ( cholera, boils, bowel, diarrhea, dysentery)

3. Respiratory disease( cold & cough, lung infection, bronchitis, asthma).

4. The leaves extract was used for the treatment of cancer, venereal diseases, ulcers.

5 Antitumor activity, antimicrobial activity.

6. People use both fuel and detergent. 

Sugimani Marndi

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha India

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