Plant Information

Common Name: JATROPHA - BARBADOS NUT
Scientific Name: Jatropha curcas
Alternative Names: Purging nut, Physic nut

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Description

• Perennial
• Jatropha is native to tropical America and widely naturalized.
• It is a deciduous small tree with hairless, heart-shaped leaves.
• Green-yellow, hairy male and female flowers are born in clusters in spring and summer – followed by egg-shaped, dark brown to black fruits.
• Jatropha curcas is a drought resistant, multiple purpose plant with potential for biodiesel production and medicinal uses.
• Plant in full sun.

Parts Used

• The medicinal uses of the leaves, fruit, seed, stem bark, branches, twigs, latex and root.

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• It has been used for the treatment of a wide spectrum of ailments related to skin, cancer, digestive, respiratory and infectious diseases.
• Jatropha curcas is a strongly purgative, irritant, antiseptic herb that controls bleeding.
• The leaves are used in traditional medicine against coughs and as an antiseptic after birth.
• Jatropha curcas is also traditionally used to treat bacterial and fungal Infections, febrile diseases, muscle pain and jaundice.
• The powdered root is taken internally for worms.
• Latex produced from the branches is useful for wound healing - to produce an airtight film over broken or festering skin.

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