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Croton tiglium

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Croton oil plant is an erect, evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows up to 7 metres tall. The plant has a very long history of herbal use, being employed as a powerful laxative and as an oil to treat a wide range of skin problems. It has been grown for these uses for more than 2,000 years and is still often cultivated nowadays. The plant is also sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Tumours, Cancerous sores, Carbuncles, Colds, Dysentery, Fever, Paralysis, Scabies, Schistosomiasis, Snakebite, Sore throat.

Parts Used

Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
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Hindi
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Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, it tolerates an annual rainfall of 600 - 1,200 mm and an annual temperature in the range 21 - 27.5°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Montane sparse forests, Limestone shrublands, Wide range of vegetation and soil.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation

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