• Croton Tiglium (Croton-oil Seed) is valuable in diarrhea, summer complaints, and skin affections.

• These conditions may alternate with each other.

• It feels tight all over.

• Croton Tiglium has a wide and intense action upon the skin and mucous surfaces, causing irritation and inflammation.

• Formation of vesicles occurs.

• Croton Tiglium has an elective affinity for the skin of the face and external genitals.

• Burning occurs in the esophagus.

• Great prostration accompanies diarrhea.

• Symptoms often appear suddenly and intensely.

• Marked sensitivity to touch.

• Sensation of crawling or itching is felt all over the body.

• General aggravation occurs from washing.

• Burning pains are characteristic.

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• Irritability and impatience are present.

• The patient is anxious and restless, especially during diarrhea.

• Forgetfulness and absent-mindedness occur.

• Difficulty concentrating is experienced.

• Aversion to mental work.

• Despondency and a feeling of hopelessness are related to the physical ailments.

• Sudden fits of anger occur.

• Fear of being alone, especially at night.

• Great apprehension about health exists.

• Restlessness is present.

• Mental dullness is experienced.

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• Croton Tiglium is characterized by its profound and rapid action on the gastrointestinal tract and skin, causing intense irritation and inflammation.

• Burning pains are a hallmark of this remedy, often accompanied by profuse, watery discharges.

• Great debility and prostration are frequently present, reflecting the exhausting nature of the symptoms.

• Affects primarily mucous membranes and skin.

• Anxiety and restlessness, especially about bowel movements.

• Irritability and impatience, easily angered by minor annoyances.

• A feeling of being overwhelmed by symptoms and a desire to be left alone.

• Despondency, with a sense of hopelessness.

• Sensation as if the brain were loose is present.

• Pressing, bursting headache is experienced.

• Pustules appear on the eyelids.

• Burning and itching of the eyes is felt.

• Dim vision is experienced.

• Offensive discharge occurs from the ears.

• Coryza is present with burning and excoriating discharge.

• Vesicles appear around the nostrils.

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• Coryza with burning, watery discharge.

• Difficulty in swallowing is experienced.

• Rawness and scraping sensation are present.

• Short, dry, hacking cough occurs.

• Oppression of the chest is experienced.

• Difficult breathing occurs, especially on exertion.

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• Vesicular eruptions occur on the chest.

• Feeling of tightness is experienced in the chest.

• Nausea and vomiting occur, especially after eating or drinking.

• Burning sensation is felt in the stomach.

• Intense thirst is present.

• Craving for cold drinks is experienced.

• Violent, watery diarrhea occurs, often yellowish or greenish.

• Rumbling and gurgling occur in the abdomen before stool.

• Cutting pains occur in the abdomen.

• The abdomen feels empty and weak after stool.

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• Tenesmus occurs after stool.

• Burning sensation is felt in the anus.

• Eruptions occur around the anus.

• Diarrhea occurs during dentition.

• Stools contain undigested food.

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• Frequent urination occurs with burning sensation.

• Scanty urine is passed.

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• Frequent and profuse urination. Burning sensation during urination.

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• Eruptions occur on the scrotum and penis.

• Intense itching of the genitals occurs.

• Eruptions occur on the vulva.

• Profuse leucorrhea is present.

• Soreness and itching of the nipples occur.

• Leucorrhea is acrid and excoriating.

• Vesicular eruptions occur on the hands and feet.

• Intense itching occurs on the skin of the extremities.

• Pain and stiffness are felt in the joints.

• Coldness of the hands and feet is experienced.

• Sciatica is worse during rest and at night.

• Rheumatic pains occur.

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• Vesicular eruptions are present.

• Eczema occurs.

• Intense itching, burning, and stinging pains are felt.

• The skin is sensitive to touch.

• Aggravation occurs from washing.

• Eruptions are often pustular.

• Sleeplessness occurs due to itching.

• Restless sleep is experienced.

• Washing.

• Touch.

• Eating.

• Drinking.

• Motion.

• Summer.

• Night.

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• Touch

• Motion

• Eating

• Drinking

• Summer

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• Rest.

• Open air.

• Gentle pressure.

• Lying down.

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• Antidote: Ant tart.

• Complementary: Rhus tox.

• Compare: Aloe, Gamboge, Jatropha, Podophyllum.

• Croton Tiglium is useful in cases of Rhus poisoning, especially when the itching is unbearable and vesicles are present.

• Croton Tiglium is indicated in infantile diarrhea during the summer months.

• Consider Croton Tiglium in cases of eczema with intense itching and vesicular eruptions.

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• Rest

• Lying down

• Gentle pressure (sometimes)

• Arsenicum Album, Sulphur

• Belladonna, Opium

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• Aloe, Colocynthis, Podophyllum