Croton tiglium. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Purging croton, Jamaalgota, Jayapala, Neervalum.

Constituents

Evergreen tree. Height 7 meters. Three seeds in fruit. Seeds contain oils, fatty acids, ricin like toxalbumin- crotin, crotonic acid, and crotonol. 

Therapeutics

This is medicine externally for alopecia (Ginkgo biloba, Psoralen, Sinapis, Ricinus communis, Baptisia, Indigo, Pilocarpus, Aconitum, Arnica, Cantharis, Ustilago). 

It is remedy for cancerous sore, and tumor.

It is remedy for thrombosis.

It is remedy for colitis.

It is remedy for ascites, and liver cirrhosis. 

It is remedy for pox like dermatosis, and vitiligo.

Its dynamic antidote is Bismuth. Tamarind and ginger are its common antidote.

Root had been used as an abortifacient.

Leaves extract had been used externally for snake bite (Ricinus communis).

It had been used to sedate freshwater fish (Cocculus indicus, Galega).

Dose

Dilution.