The common uncultivated plants, Datura stramonium, Jatropha curcas, Croton bonplandianum, Acalypha indica and Ageratum conyzoides are grown in and around the cultivated fields of sub-Himalayan north-east Indian plains. Chlorosis, leaf curling, distortion, yellowing and stunted growth symptoms are often found in the plants mentioned. Yellow vein mosaic diseases caused by begomoviruses, associate...

Purpose: To evaluate the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of Croton bonplandianum Baill as a probable remedy for the management of diabetes. Methods: Dichloromethane and methanol extracts were prepared and screened for their α-glucosidae inhibitory activity using standard in vitro α-glucosidae inhibition assay. Acarbose was used as positive control. Results: α-Glucosidae inhibition activity of...

Distinct differences were observed in the biologic response elicited by the promoting agents croton resin and its active frac tions on the one hand and croton oil on the other. With the active fractions of croton resin, in initiation-promotion experiments, there is a high incidence of malignancy and a low incidence of tumor regression. Applied alone, croton resin gives rise to very few tumors. ...

Distinct differences were observed in the biologic response elicited by the promoting agents croton resin and its active frac tions on the one hand and croton oil on the other. With the active fractions of croton resin, in initiation-promotion experiments, there is a high incidence of malignancy and a low incidence of tumor regression. Applied alone, croton resin gives rise to very few tumors. ...

The increased susceptibility of epidermal cells to a carcinogen following a single prior treatment with croton oil and its correla tion with increaced DNA synthesis following croton oil was con firmed. The effect of croton oil on DNA synthesis was local rather than systemic, just as Pound found its effect on increased susceptibility to a carcinogento belocalratherthan systemic. The effect of pr...

Parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian analyses of nuclear ITS and plastid trnL-F DNA sequence data are presented for the giant genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) and related taxa. Sampling comprises 88 taxa, including 78 of the estimated 1223 species and 29 of the 40 sections previously recognized of Croton. It also includes the satellite genus Moacroton and genera formerly placed in tribe Crotone...

CONTEXT Croton cajucara Benth is a plant found in Amazonia, Brazil and the bark and leaf infusions of this plant have been popularly used to treat diabetes and hepatic disorders. OBJECTIVES This study investigated effects hepatics alterations and genotoxic and antidiabetic effect of Croton cajucara Benth bark extracts treatment in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS Male Wistar ra...