Lyre-shaped croton (Croton cithariformis)

近琴状巴豆jìn qín zhuàng bā dòuJinqinzhuangbadou

Croton cithariformis · Plant

Croton, standing in for Croton cithariformis
This photo shows Croton, not Croton cithariformis: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains phorbol esters; may cause severe irritation.

Indications

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

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Lyre-shaped croton does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Croton cithariformis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Laxative0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Constipation Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records