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Croton Oil  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Synonym(s)

  • 8001-28-3
  • Oils, croton

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WX6WRVKJ-7

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