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Felter's Materia Medica on Oleum Tiglii
OLEUM TIGLII
Croton Oil. A fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, Linné (Nat. Ord. Euphorbiaceae). East Indies and Molucca, and Philippine Islands; cultivated in Europe and China. Description.A pale yellow or brown-yellow, somewhat viscid oily liquid, slightly fluorescent and having a feeble but characteristic odor. It should not be tasted, and must be handled with extreme care for it causes a papular eruption. Soluble freely in oils, ether, and chloroform, and slightly (more readily if old...1
Croton Oil. A fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, Linné (Nat. Ord. Euphorbiaceae). East Indies and Molucca, and Philippine Islands; cultivated in Europe and China. Description.A pale yellow or brown-yellow, somewhat viscid oily liquid, slightly fluorescent and having a feeble but characteristic odor. It should not be tasted, and must be handled with extreme care for it causes a papular eruption. Soluble freely in oils, ether, and chloroform, and slightly (more readily if old...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.