What is Croton lechleri used for?
Croton lechleri is a plant whose sap is used in traditional medicine to treat various conditions, including bone fractures, diarrhoea, and to promote internal healing after an abortion. Croton is a plant. The seeds and oil extracted from the seeds are used to make medicine. Despite serious safety concerns, people take croton seeds for constipation and other uses.Croton species are traditionally used for the treatment of many diverse conditions such as diabetes, malaria, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, inflammation, fever, digestive problems and fungal infections.
What diseases do crotons get?
The common diseases of Croton are Anthracnose, a fungal leaf spot disease, and Crown Gall, which is a bacterial infection of the roots or stems of the plant. Often Crown Gall is apparent on the plant when you bring it home from the nursery or garden center. Most people are not fans of colorful leaves on their houseplants (Begonias get a bad wrap because of this too). Croton leaves are next level with their yellow splotches. It can send even the most confident plant parent into a panic when you catch them out of the corner of your eye!