What is the function of croton?

I believe everyone is familiar with the word "croton". It is a name that often appears in TV dramas and costume dramas, and even children know it. When many people mention croton, they think of it as a laxative, but in fact, the function of croton is not just a laxative. Below, I will give you a brief introduction to the function of croton so that you can have a comprehensive understanding of the function of croton and some common methods.

I believe many friends are familiar with croton. Croton is a medicinal ingredient that we can often use. Many people only know that croton is a medicine similar to senna. In fact, its main function is to effectively eliminate expectorant and systemic edema.

Croton can treat all kinds of sudden diseases of the heart and abdomen, such as those caused by bad food, distension of the heart and abdomen, sudden pain like a needle piercing, shortness of breath and closure of the mouth, and sudden death of the corpse:

One liang of rhubarb, one liang of dried ginger, one liang of croton (peel and core, boil, and grind into fat). The above medicines must be fresh and refined. First, pound the rhubarb and dried ginger into powder, then grind the croton seeds and add them. Grind the mixture for 1,000 times and make it into powder. It can also be made into pills with honey. Take three or four pills the size of soybeans with warm water or wine. If the disease does not go down, hold the head up and force the patient to swallow it. The disease will be cured in a moment. If it is not cured, give three more pills. If the stomach makes a rumbling sound, vomit it out and the disease will be cured. If the mouth is locked, you must break the teeth to force the pills down.

Croton is used to treat cold syndrome, indigestion, indigestion and constipation: one liter of croton kernels and five liters of sake. Boil it for three days and three nights, grind it until it is very hot, add wine and simmer it on low heat, make pills as big as broad beans, take one pill each time with water, take two pills if you feel like vomiting. (Qianjin Fang)

Croton is used to treat abdominal masses: 5 grains of croton seeds (wrapped in paper and beaten to remove oil), 3 liang of red yeast rice (fried), 1 liang of wheat bran (fried). Grind them all into fine powder, mix into pills as big as millet grains, take ten pills on an empty stomach with white soup. (《Seaside》)

Croton is used to treat the symptoms of yin-toxic cold and heart disease, which are extremely painful when pressed, with constipation but slightly warm breath. Grind ten croton seeds, add one qian of flour, roll into a cake, place it in the navel, and moxibustion it with a small moxa cone for five times. When the Qi flows smoothly, it becomes unobstructed. ("Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fang")

Croton is used to treat watery diarrhea in summer: one large croton (shelled). Fix it with acupuncture, burn it on a lamp (bake it on a tile surface) to preserve its nature, grind it into powder, mix it with wax to make a pill, take it under water, and turn over before taking. (Needle Pills from "The Effective Prescriptions of the World's Doctors")

The above is what I introduced to you about the effects of croton. I believe that you have a certain understanding of the effects and functions of croton. Here I want to tell you that everything has two sides, just like croton. In addition, everyone should still be careful about the use of croton. After all, croton has a relatively strong laxative effect. If you want to use it for medicinal purposes, remember to consult a doctor.