Eating croton can't help you lose weight. Although eating croton can cause diarrhea, the fat cells will not be affected because of the water and electrolyte discharged during diarrhea. Therefore, even if you lose weight, it is not fat, but body fluids, and the weight loss is only temporary, and you can make up for it soon by drinking and eating.

Croton is toxic, so you can't take it at will. It contains croton oil, which has a strong corrosive effect on the body and can also cause cancer. If you take croton, not only can you not lose weight, but the toxic substances in croton can also dissolve human red blood cells, and cause local tissue degeneration and necrosis, leading to bleeding in stool, hematuria, renal failure and so on, and even death in severe cases.

Precautions for croton consumption

1, it is not advisable to eat hot porridge, drink hot boiled water and other hot things when taking croton, so as not to aggravate diarrhea. If you have diarrhea after taking croton, decoct with Rhizoma Coptidis and Cortex Phellodendri and take it cold, or eat cold porridge to relieve it.

2, the weak and pregnant women avoid croton; Croton should not be used with morning glory, and croton should not be eaten with snails.

3, oral croton should be processed correctly, pressed with oil, and heated into cream before application. Croton cream should not be chewed in pills and powders, but should be taken orally.

4. If patients don't need to try not to take it in daily life, few people generally use it as ingredients, and they can't lose weight by taking croton.

Reference to the above content? People's Network-Xiaoji Croton, Baidu Encyclopedia-Croton