''Croton texensis'',commonly known as Texas croton, goat weed, skunk weed, and doveweed, is a species of plant found in the United States.

Uses

Among the

Zuni people The Zuni ( zun, A:shiwi; formerly spelled ''Zuñi'') are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni are a Federally recognized tribe and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Lit ...

, a decoction of the plant is taken for "sick stomach", as a purgative, and as a

diuretic A diuretic () is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine. This includes forced diuresis. A diuretic tablet is sometimes colloquially called a water tablet. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics in ...

. An infusion is also taken for stomachaches, for

syphilis Syphilis () is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium ''Treponema pallidum'' subspecies ''pallidum''. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, an ...

, and for gonorrhea. The fresh or dried root is chewed by a medicine man before sucking snakebite and a poultice is applied to the wound. The whole plant can be placed under the mattress or burned to repel bedbugs.

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texensis Flora of the United States Plants used in traditional Native American medicine Plants described in 1841 {{medicinal-plant-stub