There &quot;could&quot; be some truth...<br>The wikipedia page for croton does have this little gem &quot;<i>It is a source of the organic compound <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorbol" title="Phorbol">phorbol</a> 
and its <b>tumor-promoting</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate" title="12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate" class="mw-redirect">esters</a></i>&quot;. (emphasis mine).<br>Most tumors are cancerous iirc.<br>
<br>GP<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Memusi <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:tonatech@gmail.com">tonatech@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
In my community there is some rumours that this tree causes cancer.This has led to a massive destruction of this kind of trees.<div><br></div><div>Can someone shed some light please.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">
<div><br></div>-- <br>Regards<br>
<br>Memusi<br><br>Communication is vital in this century....<br>
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