References

The following is a list of studies conducted On Sangre de Drago and its major phytochemicals.

1.- Studies on the Anti tumor, anti bacterial, and wound healing properties of Dragon’s Blood. Zheng-Pin, Chen, Yai Cai, and J David Phillipson.
Planta Med. 60 (1994) 541-545

2.- Taspine is the cicatrizant principle in Sangre de Drago extracted from Croton lechleri.
Abraham J Vaisberg et al.,
Planta Medica (55) 1989.

3.- South American Plants II:
Taspine Isolation and Anti Inflammatory Activity
Georgia Persinos Perdue, Ralph N. Blomster, David A. Blake, and Norman R. Farnsworth.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Science (1979) ; 68(1) 124-126

4.- Biological Activities of 3’,4-0 Dinethylcedrusin and Taspine: Two Constituents from Sangre de Drago.
L. Pieters, Q.R. Yang, M. Claeys, D Vanden Berghe, and A. Vlietinck.
Planta Med. 57. Supplement Issue 2 1991

5.- In Vitro and In Vivo Activity of South American Dragon’s Blood and its constituents.
L. Pieters,T. de Bruyne,G. Mei, G. Lemiere, D. Vanden Berghe, and A. Vlietinck.
Planta Med 58. Supplement Issue 1 1991

6.- Polyphenolic Compounds from Croton Lechleri
Y Cai, F.J. Evans, M.F. Roberts, J.D. Phillipson, M.H. Zenk, and Y.Y. Gleba
Phytochemistry, Vol. 30, No. 6, 2033-2040, 1991

7.- Biologically Active Constituents Of Sangre de Drago, a Traditional South American Drug.
L. Pieters, D.A. Vanden Berghe, and A.J. Vlietinck.

8.- Diterpenes from Croton Lechleri
Y Cai, Zheng-Pin, Chen, J.D. Phillipson.
Phytochemistry, Vol. 32, No.3, pp755-760, 1993

9.- Isolation of a Dihydrobenzofuran lignan from South American Dragon’s blood (Croton Spp.) as an inhibitor of cell proliferation.
Luc Pieters, Tess de Bruyne, Magda Claeys, Arnold Vlietinck.
Journal of Natural Products
Vol 56, No. 6 pp. 899-906 June 1993

10.- 1997 D. Milanowski (Washington University, St. Louis) Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids of Croton lechleri Muell. Arg., A Source of the Wound-Healing Latex ‘Sangre de Drago' from Northern Peru.

In his book "Cat's Claw Healing Vine of Peru", Kenneth Jones includes a chapter on Sangre De Drago and discusses research papers on it.

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