88 CROTON-TREE CUBEBS. 



CROTON-TREE. Croton Tlgllum, Linn. 



N.O. Euphorbiacea. 

 Syn. Tiglium, Tiglium officinale, Klotzsch. 



Part used Oil expressed from seeds. 



Action Irritant, rubefacient, cathartic. Its action 

 is prompt, and it frequently induces catharsis within an 

 hour after taking. The smallness of the dose makes it 

 valuable where large quantities of medicine cannot be 

 tolerated. It is frequently used with Castor Oil or it 

 may be administered in capsules or pills. The dose is 

 from a fraction of a drop to i drop. Externally Croton 

 Oil is used for its counter-irritating and vesicant effects. 



Preparation Liniment of Croton Oil, B.P. 



Distinctive character Yellowish or reddish brown, 

 rather viscid oil. Taste, burning acid. Odour, 

 unpleasant. It should be classed with the poisons, as a 

 dose of more than one drop internally is liable to prove 

 dangerous. It can be separated by alcohol into a 

 purgative portion which is not vesicatory, the portion 

 soluble in alcohol containing the vesicatory and 

 dangerous principle. 



CUBEBS. Piper Cubeba, Linn. 



N.O. Piper acea. 

 Part used Unripe fruit. 



Action Aromatic, diuretic, expectorant. A valuable 

 remedy in cases of gonorrhoea, gleet, catarrh, and 

 internal inflammations. Also used in coughs, bron- 

 chitis, and lung troubles generally. Has a stimulating 

 effect upon the mucous membranes. For gonorrhoea 

 the oil is generally given in capsule form and in combina- 

 tion with Copaiba, Santal Oil, &c. 



Preparations Powdered fruits: Dose, ^-i drachm. 

 Fluid extract: Dose,J-i drachm. Oil: Dose, 5-30 drops. 



