Sangre de Grado -Dragon's Blood!

So, today I'm doing some research on Croton lechleri and assorted species... Euphorbiaceae...
The sap has spectacular red color...   Found throughout Ecuador/Peru/Venezuela/Brazil...


Here's a photo of Amanda modeling with some in Ecuador  :)

Here's a link to a Suite101 article I wrote on Taspine









Here's a link to a downloadable zip file of full articles I found on Sangre de Grado... 






Here's a link to a nice full article on it:

Gupta, D., B. Bleakley, and R.K. Gupta. “Dragon’s Blood: Botany, Chemistry and Therapeutic Uses.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology 115, no. 3 (2008): 361–380.

Video on harvesting...

Taspine (Alkaloid associated with wound healing!)


 Link to article I wrote on TASPINE!  



Here's a link to a Suite101 brief I wrote on Taspine!





HELPFUL REFERENCES

Pieters, L., QR Yang, M. Claeys, D. Vanden Berghe, and A. Vlietinck. “Biological Activities of 3’, 4-0-dimethylcedrusin and Taspine: Two New Constituents from Sangre De Drago Pl.” Med 57 (1991): A12–A13.

Desmarchelier, C., F.W. Schaus, J. Coussio, and G. Cicca. “Effects of Sangre De Drago from< I> Croton Lechleri Muell.-Arg. on the Production of Active Oxygen Radicals.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology 58, no. 2 (1997): 103–108.

Milanowski, Dennis J., Rudolph E. K. Winter, Memory P. F. Elvin-Lewis, and Walter H. Lewis. “Geographic Distribution of Three Alkaloid Chemotypes of Croton Lechleri.” J. Nat. Prod. 65, no. 6 (2002): 814–819.

“Immunomodulatory Activity and Chemical Characterisation of Sangre De Drago (Dragon’s Blood) from              Croton Lechleri.” Planta Medica 69, no. 9 (September 2003): 785–794.

Risco, E., F. Ghia, R. Vila, J. Iglesias, E. Alvarez, and S. Canigueral. “Immunomodulatory Activity and Chemical Characterisation of Sangre De Drago (dragon’s Blood) from Croton Lechleri.” Planta Medica-Natural Products and Medicinal Plant Research 69, no. 9 (2003): 785–794.

Castro, DM, and EN Meza. “Morphoanatomical Study of Croton Lechleri Muell. Arg.(Crotonae, Euphorbiaceae).” Unfoldment of Our Biocultural Diversity:“Sangre De Grado” and the Challenge of Its Sustainable Production in Peru. Lima, Peru: Universidad Nacional Mayor De San Marcos Fondo Editorial (1999): 77–94.

Williams, J.E. “Review of Antiviral and Immunomodulating Properties of Plants of the Peruvian Rainforest with a Particular Emphasis on Una De Gato and Sangre De Grado.” Alternative Medicine Review: a Journal of Clinical Therapeutic 6, no. 6 (2001): 567.

Jones, K. “Review of Sangre De Drago (Croton lechleri)-A South American Tree Sap in the Treatment of Diarrhea, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Viral Infections, and Wounds: Traditional Uses to Clinical Research.” The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 9, no. 6 (2003): 877–896.

Alexiades, MN. “Sangre De Drago (croton Lechleri) Pp 136-155 in Shanley, P.” Pierce, A. Laird, SA Guillen, A (eds) Tapping the Green Maket: Certification and Management of Non-timber Forest Products. Earthscan, London (2002).

Sandoval, M., N.N. Okuhama, M. Clark, F.M. Angeles, J. Lao, S. Bustamante, and M.J.S. Miller. “Sangre De Grado< I> Croton Palanostigma Induces Apoptosis in Human Gastrointestinal Cancer Cells.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology 80, no. 2 (2002): 121–129.

Vaisberg, A.J., M. Milla, MC Planas, J.L. Córdova, ER Agusti, R. Ferreira, MC Nustiga, L. Carlin, and GB Hammon. “Taspine Is the Cicatrizant Principle in Sangre De Grado Extracted from Croton Lechleri.” Planta Med 55, no. 2 (1989): 140–3.

I'll add some more soon!
James