Croton stellatopilosus

Botanical Description

Croton stellatopilosus is a shrub or small tree growing up to 5 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The bole is about 8cm in diameter, branching from near the base[ 742 Title Flora of Thailand - Euphorbiaceae Publication Author van Welzen P.C. Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/thaieuph/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with masses of information about the species of Euphorbia found in Thailand. ]. The plant is a popular traditional medicine in Thailand, where it is commonly harvested from the wild and also cultivated for medicinal use. The leaves are a rich source of the medicinal compound 'plaunotol', an acyclic diterpene that is an effective treatment for peptic ulcers. The plant is cultivated in order to supply this compound to the pharmaceutical industry[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].