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Enriched botanical record

Croton tiglium

Croton tiglium L.

Also indexed asBa đậuKemalakianKrotonölbaumPetit pignon d'IndePurgierkrotonPurging Crotoncrotoncroton cathartique
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusCroton
Use categories6
Linked notes1
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusCroton
Scientific name with authorshipCroton tiglium L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Alchornea vaniotii H.Lév.Croton acutus Thunb.Croton acutus Thunb. ex MurrayCroton arboreus ShecutCroton birmanicus Müll.Arg.Croton camaza Perr.Croton himalaicus D.G.LongCroton jamalgota Buch.-Ham.Croton muricatus BlancoCroton officinalis (Klotzsch) AlstonCroton pavana Buch.-Ham.Croton tiglium var. globosus J.J.Sm.Croton tiglium var. tigliumCroton tiglium var. xiaopadou Y.T.Chang & S.Z.HuangCroton xiaopadou H.S.KiuHalecus verus Raf.Kurkas tiglium (L.) Raf.Oxydectes birmanica (Müll.Arg.) KuntzeOxydectes blancoana KuntzeOxydectes pavana (Buch.-Ham.) KuntzeOxydectes tiglium (L.) KuntzeTiglium officinale Klotzsch

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Fuel
Material
Poison reported

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier343631-1
Use codesAF FU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Croton tiglium.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.