Croton tiglium Purging croton Jayapala Jamlghota Japala

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Croton tiglium

Scientific Name and Description

Croton tiglium L.

Herb Family

Euphorbiaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Croton acutus Thunb.
Croton arboreus Shecut
Croton birmanicus Müll.Arg.
Croton camaza Perr.
Croton himalaicus D.G.Long
Croton jamalgota Buch.-Ham.
Croton muricatus Blanco [Illegitimate]
Croton officinalis (Klotzsch) Alston [Illegitimate]
Croton pavana Buch.-Ham.
Croton tiglium var. tiglium
Halecus verus Raf.
Kurkas tiglium (L.) Raf.
Oxydectes birmanica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Oxydectes blancoana Kuntze
Oxydectes pavana (Buch.-Ham.) Kuntze
Oxydectes tiglium (L.) Kuntze
Tiglium officinale Klotzsch

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Names	purging croton, The seeds are called jamālgoṭa in Hindi, Marathi, and Urdu
Chinese	bā dòu (巴豆)
Sinhala	japaala (ජාපාල) or jayapala

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Chinese

Pharmacological profile

Phytoconstituents

Major known chemical constituents are crotonoleic acid, glyceryl crotonate, crotonic acid, crotonic resin, and various co-carcinogenic phorbol derivatives.

Source: Wikipedia

Herb usable parts

Fruits

Seeds

Oil