Steinmetz:Jatropha

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Jatropha curcas

Also known as (or relevant to) Jatropha curcas Jatropha multifida Family Euphorbiaceae English Names Physic nut Purging nut Barbados nut Coral plant Natural Habitat Central- and South America Orient Part(s) Used Semen Jatrophae curcas = Semen Ricini majoris

Constituent(s) fixed oil (containing jatrophic acid) sugar starch curcin caseine Action oil: purgative toxic; seed: acro-narcotic toxic