What is Croton

When people hear the word croton, they immediately think of laxatives. In fact, this is not the case, because in addition to causing diarrhea, croton has other medicinal properties, but the medicinal properties of croton are relatively strong, so patients should try not to take it unless necessary in daily life. Croton is a kind of fruit that has been used by traditional Chinese medicine to treat some diseases for a long time, but it is rarely eaten in daily life.

So what other functions does croton have besides causing diarrhea? In fact, croton is a commonly used herbal medicine and is occasionally used as medicine, but the basic dosage is very small. Because its toxicity is quite strong. Now let’s learn more about croton.

Croton is the dried mature fruit of the Croton tree, a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family, and its roots and leaves are also used for medicinal purposes. The croton tree is an evergreen tree, 6 to 10 meters tall. Croton is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. It tastes spicy and hot in nature, and has a laxative toxicity. Vomiting, diarrhea, and increased white blood cell count are the main manifestations of croton poisoning.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the fruit is used as a medicine. It is hot in nature and pungent in taste. It has the functions of breaking up accumulation, expelling water, and vomiting phlegm. It helps to treat cold constipation, ascites, chest and abdominal distension and acute pain caused by cold evil and food accumulation, constipation, diarrhea, dysentery, edema and abdominal distension, phlegm and wheezing, throat wind and throat numbness, carbuncle, malignant sore, scabies and tinea. It is highly toxic and should be used with caution.

Croton is a traditional Chinese medicinal material with rich medicinal properties. Its efficacy and function are very effective in treating symptoms such as cold accumulation and constipation, abdominal distension and pain, edema, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, etc. The medicinal properties of croton are pungent, hot and highly toxic. It enters the stomach, large intestine and lung meridians. The medicinal properties of croton are far more than these. Here I will specifically introduce the medicinal properties and pharmacology of croton, hoping that it will serve as a reference for everyone to understand croton.

The irritation of croton on skin and mucous membranes: Croton oil is the most intense laxative. Oral administration of half a drop to 1 drop can produce a burning sensation in the oral and gastric mucosa and vomiting, and multiple large amounts of watery diarrhea within 1/2-3 hours, accompanied by intense diarrhea. The medicinal properties of croton have been introduced above. Although croton can treat diseases, its side effects are also great.

I believe that through the detailed introduction of croton in this article, patients can understand the efficacy and medicinal properties of croton. If the patient does not need to take it in daily life, try not to take it. Generally, few people use it as a food ingredient. Also, in daily food, croton and snails cannot be eaten together. We should learn more about these food taboos in daily life.