Chemicals and Drugs

Croton Oil

Viscous, nauseating oil obtained from the shrub Croton tiglium (Euphorbaceae). It is a vesicant and skin irritant used as pharmacologic standard for skin inflammation and allergy and causes skin cancer. It was formerly used as an emetic and cathartic with frequent mortality.

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Abstract

Viscous, nauseating oil obtained from the shrub Croton tiglium (Euphorbaceae). It is a vesicant and skin irritant used as pharmacologic standard for skin inflammation and allergy and causes skin cancer. It was formerly used as an emetic and cathartic with frequent mortality.

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  • Oil, Croton

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a dermatol agent & carcinogen

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  1. D10w.212w.507w.375w
  2. D10w.627w.700w.315w
  3. D20.215.784.750w.315w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Croton Oil. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003436. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003436
  2. Croton Oil. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croton_oil
  3. Croton Oil. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456053