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PubChem Substance

Name:	Croton Oil
PubChem Substance ID:	167196
Description:	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.
Synonyms:	Crotonoel [German]; Olin di croton [Italian]; Croton tiglium L. oil; Oleum tiglii; Oils, croton; Croton resin; 8001-28-3; Croton Oil; CCRIS 648