Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-644.35.13
Mallotus pallidus
Names: Mallotus philipensis, Croton coccineus, Rottlera tinctoria, Mallotus phillippinensis, Croton phillipinensis; Kamala; Wildfire; Strophulus volaticus.
English: Red kamala.
Content: rottlerin (= mallotoxin, kamalin), ethereal oil, wax, yellow dye, red dyes, citric acid, oxalic acid, mangan.
Use: food colouring, antihelminthic.
DD: Manganum, Filix mas.