巴豆,学名 Cnoton tigeinm L,为大戟科常绿乔木巴豆树的种子,亦称巴仁、江子、巴菽、刚子等。干燥成熟的种子入药,味辛,性热,有大毒,入胃、大肠经,有开通闭塞,泻下去积,豁痰逐水等作用。本品生用者很少,一般都经过炮炙后使用。笔者在临床中,应用自炙巴豆霜治疗某些小儿常见病,收到较好的疗效,常有药到病去之感。现将巴豆的炮炙及其在儿科临床 Croton, scientific name Cnoton tigeinm L, is the seed of the evergreen trees of the Euphorbiaceae croton tree, also known as Barents, Jiangzi, Batu, and Gangzi. Dry and mature seeds are used as medicine, spicy, hot, with large poisons, into the stomach, large intestine, open occlusion, diarrhea, water, and other effects. This product has very few users, and is generally used after artillery. In the clinic, the author used self-claw croton cream to treat some common pediatric diseases and received good curative effects. Now Croton’s artillery and its clinical application in pediatrics