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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.

Entry terms

  • 8001-28-3
  • Oils, croton

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

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