This Chinese herbal medicine can be purchased in pharmacies.

Croton is the dry and mature fruit of the Croton tree of the Croton family in the Euphorbiaceae family. Its roots and leaves are also used for medicinal purposes. Croton tree is an evergreen tree, 6 to 10 meters high.

The fruit is used as medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. It is hot in nature and pungent in taste. It has the functions of breaking up accumulation, driving away water, and vomiting phlegm and saliva. It is helpful in treating cold knot constipation, ascites swelling, and chest pain caused by cold evil food accumulation. Abdominal distention, acute pain, constipation, diarrhea, dysentery, edema, abdominal enlargement, phlegm and fluid retention, sore throat, sore throat, carbuncle, malignant sores and scabies. It is slightly poisonous and should be used with caution.