CROTON OIL

Jack's Reference Book for Home and Office : An Encyclopaedia of General Information: Medical Dictionary · 1909 · p. 1

is an oil expre ed from the seeds of the croton oil plant. The oil is a powerful irritant, blistering the skin if applied to it, and producing violent purging if swallowed. Any doze greater than pt 1s is poloeae It is seldom used medicinally. [s. 347]