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Princeton's WordNet
croton oilnoun
viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
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croton oilnoun
A dark yellow, acrid oil, obtained from the seeds of plants of the genus Croton, once used as a drastic purgative.
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Croton oil
Croton oil (Crotonis oleum) is an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium, a tree belonging to the order Euphorbiales and family Euphorbiaceae, and native or cultivated in India and the Malay Archipelago. Small doses taken internally cause diarrhea. Externally, the oil can cause irritation and swelling. Croton oil is used in Phenol-croton oil chemical peels for its caustic exfoliating effects it has on the skin. Used in conjunction with phenol solutions, it results in an intense reaction which leads to initial skin sloughing. Since croton oil is very irritating and painful, it is used in laboratory animals to study how pain works, pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory drugs, and immunology.Because croton tiglium oil is cocarcinogenic, it has been used in tumor research. Croton oil is the source of the chemical compound phorbol. Tumor promotion activity was traced to phorbol esters present in croton oil. Pure phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate which is found in croton oil is now used widely in laboratory research to induce tumor development.
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croton oil
Croton oil is a highly potent and toxic purgative or laxative oil that is extracted from the seeds of the Croton tiglium, a small tree native to India and the Malay Archipelagos. Its primary active ingredients are phorbol esters which are known to cause severe skin irritation. It is often used in very small quantities for various scientific and medicinal purposes, such as chemical peeling in dermatology. However, due to its potential toxicity and extreme potency, it is rarely and very carefully used.
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Croton oil
Croton oil is an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium, a tree belonging to the natural order Euphorbiales and family Euphorbiaceae, and native or cultivated in India and the Malay Archipelago. Small doses taken internally cause diarrhea. Externally, the oil can cause irritation and swelling. In traditional Chinese medicine it is used as an ingredient in some liniments. Croton oil is the source of the organic compound phorbol. Today croton oil is the basis of rejuvenating chemical peels, due to the caustic exfoliating effects it has on the dermal components of the skin. Used in conjunction with phenol solutions, it results in an intense reaction which leads to initial skin sloughing and then eventual regeneration. Tumor promotion activity was traced to phorbol esters present in croton oil. Pure phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate is now used widely for laboratory study of tumor development. Since croton oil is very irritating and painful, it is used in laboratory animals to study how pain works, pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory drugs, and immunology. During World War II, the United States Navy added a small amount of croton oil to the neutral grain spirits which powered torpedoes. The oil was intended to prevent sailors from drinking the alcohol fuel. Sailors devised crude stills to separate the alcohol from the croton oil, as alcohol evaporates at a lower temperature than croton oil. Norwegian partisans, ordered by the Quisling government to turn over a catch of sardines to the German government for shipment to Saint-Nazaire arranged with the British for a large shipment of croton oil to flavor the sardines, whose fishy taste was expected to conceal the tampering.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Croton Oil
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.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of croton oil in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of croton oil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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