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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Jatropha dioica (Euphorbiaceae)

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alopecia Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Diarrhea Mexico(Kickapoo) *
Dysentery Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Gargle Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Gingivitis Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Gum Mexico(Kickapoo) *
Hair Mexico Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Piles Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Pyorrhea Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Scurvy Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Skin Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Sty Mexico(Kickapoo) *
Teeth Mexico Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.