The genus Croton belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, which comprises approximately
1300 species. Many Croton species have been used as folk medicines. This review focuses …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae)
encompasses 1300 species, which consist of a variety of trees and shrubs distributed across …

Background The anti-malarials quinine and artemisinin were isolated from traditionally used
plants (Cinchona spp. and Artemisia annua, respectively). The synthetic quinoline anti …

Four previously undescribed diterpenoids including two crotofolanes, crotodichogamoin A
and B, and two halimanes, crothalimene A and B, a new sesquiterpenoid, and fifteen …

Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects the body's defense mechanisms
and leads to a number of opportunistic infections which later cause fatality as a result of an …

Twelve ent-abietane and two ent-pimarane diterpenoids were isolated from the leaves of
Croton mubango Müll. Arg.(Euphorbiaceae) collected in the Democratic Republic of the …

We herein report the synthesis of hybrid kauranoid molecules of type 1, 2, 3-triazole-1, 4-
disubstituted aiming to improve the antimalarial activity of kaurenoic and xylopic acids. The …

The modern paradigm of aromatherapy is based on in vitro assays of pure volatile organic
compounds (as an essential oil), with activity at non-clinically significant concentrations. Yet …

The stem bark and root bark extracts of Croton dictyophlebodes (Euphorbiaceae) yielded
seven undescribed ent-clerodanes: 15, 16-epoxy-17, 12 (S)-olide-ent-cleroda-1, 3, 13 (16) …

The roots of the endangered medicinal plant Croton megalocarpoides collected in Kenya
were investigated and twenty-two compounds isolated. Among them were twelve new ent …