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Jatropha curcas

Common Name
Pinon; Jarak; Medicinier Beni; Grand Medicinier; Jarak budeg; Tuba; Pinon De La India; Purging Nut; Nanyo-Aburagi; Physic Nut; Jarak belanda; Feuilles Medecinier

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Cicatrizant Central America Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Circumscission Malaya *
Collapse India(Santal) *
Convulsion Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Convulsion India(Santal) *
Cough Philippines *
Dentifrice Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dentition Ivory Coast Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Depurative Trinidad *
Depurative Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Dermatitis Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Philippines *
Diarrhea Trinidad *
Diarrhea Trinidad Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Diuretic Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Dropsy Elsewhere *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Dysentery Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *