Scattered Flower Croton (Croton tiglium)

散花巴豆sǎn huā bā dòuSanhuabadou

Croton tiglium · Plant

Croton tiglium
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
2
Indications
5
With studies in people

Cautions

Highly toxic; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

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

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Scattered Flower 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 tiglium 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.