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Sangre de Drago
Croton lechleri
Sangre de Drago · Sangre de Grado · Sangre de Dragon · Dragons Blood · Ao yëhui
At a glance
Origin / distribution: BR, CO, EC
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: CROLECHINIC-ACID, CROLECHINOL, 4-O-DIMETHYLCEDRUSIN, 3',4-O-DIMETHYLCEDRUSIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name: Croton lechleri
Common names: Sangre de Drago, Sangre de Grado, Sangre de Dragon, Dragons Blood, Ao yëhui
POWO: 342842-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in BR, CO, EC.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- BR
- CO
- EC
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Natural Resin-Based Anticorrosive Coatings from Rosin and <i>Croton lechleri</i> for Metallic Surface Protection. · 2026 source ↗
- Evaluation of the osteoconductive potential of Croton lechleri sap associated with collagen or wax-based carriers in critical-size bone defects in rat calvaria · 2026 source ↗
- Evaluation of the osteoconductive potential of Croton lechleri sap associated with collagen or wax-based carriers in critical-size bone defects in rat calvaria. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CROLECHINIC-ACID
- CROLECHINOL
- 4-O-DIMETHYLCEDRUSIN
- 3',4-O-DIMETHYLCEDRUSIN
- 3,4-DIMETHOXYBENZENYL-ALCOHOL
- EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- FLAVAN-3-OLS
- GALLOCATECHIN
- 4-HYDROXYPHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
- 4-HYDROXYPHENETHYL-ALCOHOL-ACETATE
- PROANTHOCYANIDINS
- PROCYANIDIN
- PRODELPHINIDIN
- BETA-SITOSTENONE
- SITOSTEROL
- SITOSTEROL-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
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- TASPINE
- 1,3,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZENE
- 2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL
- ALKALOIDS
- BETAINE
- BINCATRIOL
- BORNEOL
- ALPHA-CALACORENE
- CALAMENENE
- CAMPHENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- (+)-CATECHIN
- CATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-EPICATECHIN
- CATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- CATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- CATECHINS
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- CUPAROPHENOL
- P-CYMENE
- DAUCOSTEROL
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- (-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- 3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENOL
- BETA-ELEMENE
- DIHYDROBENZOFURAN
- DIPENTENE
- DITERPENES
- EUGENOL
- EUPAROPHENOL
- (+)-GALLOCATECHIN
- GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-EPICATECHIN
- GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- HARDWICKIC-ACID
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- D-LIMONENE
- ISOBOLDINE
- KORBERIN-A
- KORBERIN-B
- LIGNANS
- LIGNIN
- LINALOL
- MAGNOFLORINE
- METHYL-THYMOL
- MYRCENE
- NORISOBOLDINE
- PHENOLS
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- PROCYANIDIN-B-1
- PROCYANIDIN-B-4
- RESIN
- TANNIN
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- GAMMA-TERPINEOL
- VANILLIN
- SINOACUTINE
- GLAUCINE
- THALIPORPHINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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