| introduction | croton oil is a toxic viscous liquid obtained from the seeds of a small tree (Euphorbiaceae [Euphorbiaceae] Croton tiglium) produced in Asia. Croton is wild or cultivated in India and Indonesia. Croton oil is light yellow to brown, transparent, has a long-lasting spicy taste and unpleasant smell, is highly toxic and strongly irritating. It used to be used as a laxative, anti-irritant and veterinary medicine, but now it is considered too dangerous for medicinal use. The use of croton oil as a drug obviously originated in China and was introduced to the West by the Dutch in the 16th century. |
| properties | croton oil is a brown fluidity liquid with a pungent smell. |
| main ingredients | containing croton oil and croton toxin. |
| sexual taste and meridian return | croton oil: pungent, hot and toxic. Into the heart, large intestine two meridian. |
| source | croton oil comes from fatty oil in dicotyledonous plant medicine Euphorbiaceae plant Croton kernel. |
| application field | croton oil has the effects of phlegm-phlegm dredging, water-drainting, and can be used to treat stroke phlegm, qi jug, middle evil, throat arthralgia, abdominal distension and stool closure. |
| side effects | croton oil has strong corrosive effect and carcinogenic components. croton toxin can dissolve red blood cells and cause degeneration and necrosis of local tissues, resulting in hematochezia, hematuria and death. Renal toxicity can lead to kidney damage. |
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