Purging Croton

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Java, China, Turkey, Malaya, Philippines(Ifugao), ", Hainan, Indochina

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortive, Antidote(Drug), Arrow-poison, Cancer

Science studied: ARACHIDIC-ACID, ASH, CROTIN, CROTOFOLIN-A

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Scientific name: Croton tiglium

Common names: Purging Croton, Ba đậu, Kemalakian, Krotonölbaum, Petit pignon d'Inde, Purgierkroton, croton, croton cathartique, crotone, cróton, kroton, kroton počistivý, krotonoljeträd

POWO: 343631-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Java, China, Turkey, Malaya, Elsewhere, Philippines(Ifugao), ", Hainan and 1 additional place.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abortive
• Antidote(Drug)
• Arrow-poison
• Cancer
• Cancer(Stomach)
• Carbuncle
• Cathartic
• Cold

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Java
• China
• Turkey
• Malaya
• Elsewhere
• Philippines(Ifugao)
• "
• Hainan
• Indochina

Documented cultural uses

• Abortive
• Antidote(Drug)
• Arrow-poison
• Cancer
• Cancer(Stomach)
• Carbuncle
• Cathartic
• Cold
• Colic
• Diaphoretic
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Abortive · Java · "
• Antidote(Drug) · China · "
• Arrow-poison · Java · "
• Cancer · China · "
• Cancer(Stomach) · China · "
• Carbuncle · China · "
• Cathartic · Turkey · "
• Cold · China · "
• Colic · Malaya · "
• Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
• Diarrhea · China · "
• Dysentery · China · "
• Emetic · Elsewhere · "
• Emmenagogue · China · "
• Flux · China · "
• Piscicide · Java · "
• Piscicide · Elsewhere · "
• Piscicide · Philippines(Ifugao) · "
• Poison · China · "
• Poison · Elsewhere · "
• Purgative · Malaya · "
• Purgative · China · "
• Purgative · Elsewhere · "
• Ranula · China · "

15 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Bioactivity of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) synthesized from Phoebe zhennan and Croton tiglium. · 2026 source ↗
• Crotiglianoids A-M, tigliane-type diterpenoids from the seeds of Croton tiglium and their anti-hepatic fibrosis activity. · 2026 source ↗
• Multiapproach Analysis Combined with Chemometrics for the Authentication of Commercial Oils of <i>Croton tiglium</i> (L.). · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• ASH
• CROTIN
• CROTOFOLIN-A
• FORMIC-ACID
• GLYCEROL
• INVERTIN
• ISOGUANORIBOSIDE
• LAURIC-ACID
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• MYRISTIC-ACID
• PHORBOL
• PHORBOL-12-O-ACETATE-13-O-DODECANOATE
• PHORBOL-12-O-BUTYRATE-13-O-DODECANOATE
• PHORBOL-12-O-DODECANOATE-13-O-ACETATE
• PHORBOL-12-O-HEXADECANOATE-13-O-ACETATE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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