NCIt definition : A yellow to brown colored, thick, foul smelling, very toxic oil obtained from the
seeds of a tropical plant, Croton Tiglium. Croton oil was used as a drastic purgative
agent, but is now mostly used as a standard irritant in pharmacological research.
Exposure to this substance causes severe skin irritation and affects the small intestine
leading to severe diarrhea. Croton oil is a possible human carcinogen. (NCI05);