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CROTON [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Croton Tiglium
Latin
OBS

Croton : strong-scented herbs, shrubs, and trees, mostly of tropical and subtropical regions in both hemispheres... Infrequently grown as ornamentals but several species are important economically : the seeds of Croton Tiglium L. yield croton oil, a powerful purgative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Croton Tiglium
Latin
CONT

Après absorption de graines de Ricin les malaises [...] apparaissent avec un temps de latence de plusieurs heures [...] des genres voisins tels que le Croton et Pignon d'Inde (Croton Tiglium et Jatropha Curcas) présentent les mêmes caractéristiques toxicologiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacology
DEF

A volatile oil obtained by steam distillation of the dried bark of Croton Eleuteria Bennett.

OBS

Cascarilla oil: light yellow to brown amber colour, pleasant spicy odor, soluble in most fixed oils, and in mineral oil, practically insoluble in glycerol and propylene glycol, used as flavoring agent in foods, medicine, tobacco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Biochimie
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Huile essentielle de l'écorce de Croton eluteria Bennett; [...] contient de l'eugénol, cymène, vanillal, acide cascarillique.

CONT

cascarille (écorce de) [...] Usages. Thérapeutique (tonique amer, fébrifuge, excitant) sous forme d'extrait de cascarille ou en fumigations; préparation de poudres dentifrices, de liqueurs, de tabacs.

Key term(s)
  • essence de cascarille

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Bioquímica
  • Farmacología
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Record 3 1999-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Pharmacology
DEF

The aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub(Croton eluteria) used for making incense and as a tonic.

CONT

Cascarilla. ... A tonic, stimulant and febrifuge. An additive for bitters, tobacco, liquors.

Key term(s)
  • eluteria bark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Écorce aromatique de Croton eluteria (cascarille), réduite en poudre après dessiccation. Tonique, excitant, fébrifuge. Additif pour amers, tabac, liqueurs.

OBS

À ne pas confondre avec la plante dont on tire cette écorce, et qui s'appelle aussi «cascarille».

Spanish

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