NATURA DRAGON'S BLOOD

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT.-

Common Names: Sangre de Grado, Sangre de Drago or Sangre de Dragón.

Scientific Name: Croton Lechleri.

Family: Euphorbiaceae

English Name: Dragon’s Blood.

 

 

I. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT.-

It is a tree of the genera Croton, with wide and round crown, from which bark can be extracted a dark-reddish resinous latex.

 

• HABITAT: This tree can be found along the tropics in the Amazon region. In Peru, it is found in the Departments of Amazonas, Cuzco, Huanuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Puno, San Martín and Ucayali.

   

Dragon's Blood 

 

II. HISTORICAL AND TRADITIONAL USE.-

It has been used in traditional native medicine for many purposes, among them to promote wound scarring,

closing of burn wounds, curing gastric ulcers and stopping diarrhea. Against influenza, intestinal disease, as an anti-inflammatory,  against hemorrhoids, hemorrhage, tonsillitis,  gonorrhea and herpes, kidney disease and snake

bites.  Currently, Sangre de Grado (Dragon’s Blood) is exploited industrially for local use and export.

 

 

III. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.-

It has mainly alkaloids such as taspine, crotonic acid, anti-tumoral alkaloids (Piridone), anthraquinines, unsaturated fatty acids, triterpenes, tannins and benzoic acid.

 

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