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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==
{{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Cancerous sores}}, {{Uses|Carbuncles}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Paralysis}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Schistosomiasis}}, {{Uses|Snakebite}}, {{Uses|Sore throat}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen tree}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Montane sparse forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Limestone shrublands}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Wide range of vegetation and soil}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Croton%20tiglium Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
