Croton (Croton tiglium)

巴豆bā dòuBadou

Croton tiglium · Plant

Croton tiglium
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Highly toxic; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Croton for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

AlmizclilloColombia CrotonConcretion & ConglomerationConsume Sore & Kill WormsDiarrhea & DysenteryFullness & Sudden Pain In Chest & A Bdomen BloatingEdema & Enlarged AbdomenFecal StoppageIsolated Compounds 4892Malign Sore & Scab LichenPhlegm-rheum Asthma FullnessThroat ImpedimentThroat WindWelling Abscess & Flat Abscess

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Croton does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Phlegm & Disinhibit ThroatDrain Precipitation & Cold AccumulationExpel Water & Disperse Swelling