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Pin Yin:
ba dou
Common name: croton seed
Botanical family: Euphorbiaceae
Botanical name: Croton tiglium L.
Primary action: Harsh expellants
Secondary actions:
Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Temperature: hot
Taste: acrid, toxic
Entering Channel: St, LI
Actions:
Expels water by violently inducing watery diarrhea; used for severe edema
and abdominal distension.
Warms and purges Food Accumulation associated with Interior Cold.
Used topically as an insecticide and for warts and Cold-type furuncles.
(See
Food Accumulation
;
Interior Dampness
.)
Dosage:
0.05-0.15 qian.
Toxicity:
Very irritating to skin and mucus membranes; its drastic effects in stimulating
peristalsis are due to the irritating effects it has on the intestinal
mucosa; effects of a single dose may last 10-15 hours.
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