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Jatropha curcas, commonly called purging nut, Barbados nut or physic nut, is a dioecious small tree or large shrub that grows to 20' tall.
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International Common Names

• English: Barbados nut; Barbados nut tree; bubble bush; Mexican pine; physic nut; physic nut tree; poison nut; purging nut; purging nut tree
• Spanish: arbol de los pinones de Indias; arbol santo; frailejon; pinon; pinon blanco; pinoncillo; tartago; tempate
• French: grand ignon d'Inde; grand medicinier; gros ricin; haricot du perou; manioc batard; medicinier; noix de medicine; oignon d'Inde; pignon des Barbades; pignon d'Inde; pion d'Inde; pourghere; pulguere; purghere; ricin d'Amerique
• Arabic: dandebarri; dandenahri; habb el meluk
• Chinese: ma fong chou
• Portuguese: grao malucco; grao muluco; pinahao; pinhao de purga; pulza; purgheira; purgueira; ricino maior

Local Common Names

• : ba dau me; ba dau nam; cc dau; dau me; dong thu; kuang; lohong; vao; vong dau ngo
• Benin: aru-ebo
• Brazil: figo do inferno Mandubiguasu; munduyguasu; pihao de purga; pinhao do paaguay; pinhao manso; pinhao paraguay; pinheiro de purga; pinheiro do inferno
• Cambodia: lohong khvangsu
• Cameroon: botije; botuje; botuje-ubo; lobotuje; olobontuje; shenrijum; ubo
• Cape Verde: pulguiera
• Caribbean: feved'enfer; herbe du bon dieu; herbe du diable mancenillier benit; medicinier benit; medicinier des Barbades; noix americaine; pignon de Barbarie; pignon d'Inde
• Cook Islands: fiki; pakarani; piki; tuitui pakarangi; tuke
• Cuba: piñón criollo; piñón lechero; piñón vómico
• Egypt: habbel-meluk
• Ethiopia: ehanduejot; erundi; jangli-yarandi
• Fiji: banidakai; fiki; manggele; maqele; mbanindakai; ndrala; uto ni vavalangi; wiriwiri; wiriwiri ni vavalangi
• French Guiana: barane; medeicinier
• Gabon: ogombo
• Ghana: Nyanyadua
• Germany: Purgiernussbaum; Purgirnuss; Schwarzelrechnuss
• Guam: tubatuba
• Haiti: feuilles medecin; feuilles médicinier; grand médecinier; médecinier à grandes feuilles; médecinier béni; médecinier cathartique; médicinier à grandes feuilles
• India: adalai; akhuparnika; bagberenda; bagbherenda; baghbarinda; baghrandi; baigab; bhernda; bonbheranda; chitra; dravanti; erandagachh; irundi; jaiphal; jangliarandi; jepal; kadalmanakku; kaitta; kananeranda; kattamanakku; kattavanakku; kattukkottai; kuribaravuni; kurikarlu; maraharalu; mogalieranda; mushikaparni; naligadi; nikkurottam; nyagrodhi; paharierand; parvateranda; pharierand; pratyakshreni; ranayerandi; randa; ratanjot; safedarand; safedhind; safedind; shanbari; sutasheni; tiravade; vellaiyamanankku; vrisha; yerand
• Indonesia/Java: dijark
• Iran: dandebarri dandenahri
• Italy: fava purgatrice; giatrofa catarcita; ricino maggiore
• Lesser Antilles: médicinier barrière
• Mali: baga-ni; iridingue
• Mauritius: pignon d'Inde
• Mexico: avellanes purgantes; pinon Mexicano; sangregaod
• Micronesia, Federated states of: sáfeen kinas
• Mozambique: sassi
• Myanmar: kesugi; thinbankyekku; thinbaukyeksu; thinbawkyetsu
• Nepal: kadam
• Netherlands: purgeernoot
• Philippines: bolongcauit; casta; cator; kator; taatava; tuba
• Puerto Rico: tartago
• Saint Lucia: medsinnyè beni
• Samoa: lau pata; puavai
• Saudi Arabia: pignon d'Inde
• Senegal: tuba
• Sierra Leone: bagauro
• Sri Lanka: kaddamanakku
• Tonga: fiki
• USA/Hawaii: kuikui Pake; kuku‘ihi

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Emmanex Herbs

June 12 at 1:07 AM · 

Emmanex:
*Jatropha curcas*
Akan/ Twi name is called *Nkanyadua*
Commonly known as Barbados nut; Barbados nut tree; bubble bush; Mexican pine; physic nut; physic nut tree; poison nut; purging nut; purging nut tree.

*HEALTH BENEFITS OF JATROPHA*
Please note; side effects ,risk factors of, and cautious for jatropha.
Prolonged and excessive intake of Jatropha may cause: Poisoning, vomiting, Abdominal pain, weakness, nausea,Diarrhoea.
Children are highly susceptible to jatropha Poisoning. Strictly avoid giving jatropha to kids. The side effects are real and serious. There should be no delay in seeing a Doctor, in case you suffer from any of the symptoms give above.

● A leaf infusion is used as a diuretic, for bathing, to treat coughs, and as an enema in treating convulsions and fits. The leaves are also used to treat jaundice, fevers, rheumatic pains, guinea worm sores and poor development of the foetus in pregnant women. In Ghana the ashes from the burnt leaves are applied by rectal injection for treating haemorrhoids.
●The juice of the bark is used in the treatment of malarial fevers, and is also useful in reducing swellings caused by inflammation. This juice is also applied externally to treat burns, scabies, eczema and ringworm.
The fresh bark is cut into small pieces and chewed or kept in the mouth for 1 - 2 hours in order to treat pyorrhoea.
A paste of the bark is applied to the gums to treat wounds and swellings of the gums.
The thin twigs are popularly used in Africa as toothbrushes to treat toothache. They are considered especially good for treating bleeding and swollen gums.
● The seeds resemble groundnuts in flavour, and 15 - 20 seeds will cause griping, purging and vomiting for 30 minutes. It is reported from Togo that 1 - 2 roasted seeds are sufficient to act as a purgative; larger doses may be dangerous. The seeds have been substituted for castor oil and are sometimes called 'larger castor oil'. The seeds are also used in the treatment of syphilis
● The juice of the leaves, or the latex, is applied directly to wounds and cuts as a styptic and astringent to clean teeth, gums, and to treat sores on the tongue and in the mouth. It is also considered useful for treating decayed teeth.
● The oil from the seeds, known as 'curcas'’ is a powerful purgative and emetic. The oil is widely used for treating skin diseases such as herpes, itches, eczema and boils; and also to soothe pain such as that caused by rheumatism; it is an ingredient in the oily extract, known in Hausa as 'kufi', which is a rubefacient for rheumatism and for parasitic skin conditions. The oil is used to stimulate hair growth. It is used in the treatment of . It is warmed and used to dress burns.
● The root bark is used to relieve the spasms of infantile tetanus and is used for sores, dysentery and jaundice. The juice of the roots is applied to boils and pimples.
● Jatropha oil is an environmentally safe, cost-effective renewable source of non-conventional energy and a promising substitute for diesel, kerosene and other fuels.
● The seed press cake cannot be used in animal feed because of its toxic properties, but it is valuable as organic manure due to a nitrogen content similar to that of seed cake from castor bean and chicken manure. The nitrogen content ranges from 3.2 to 3.8%, depending on the source. Tender branches and leaves are used as a green manure for coconut trees. All plant parts can be used as a green manure.

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Jatropha curcas – A multipurpose African traditional medicinal plant.

Jatropha curcas (Linnaeus); commonly referred to as Barbados nut, it is a perennial shrub or small tree belonging to the plant family Euphorbiaceae. The genus name Jatropha is derived from two Greek words jatr’os (doctor) and troh’e (food), indicating its valuable use in traditional medicine.

The plant grows up to a height of 6m. Leaves are green to pale green, alternate to sub-opposite, and three to five-lobed with a spiral phyllotaxis. The inflorescence is monoecious, formed within the leaf axil. Seeds are mature when the capsule changes from green to yellow.
The plant is native to tropical America, but has since spread to many parts of the tropics and sub-tropics in Africa and Asia. It has few pests and diseases and grows under a wide range of rainfall conditions from 200mm to over 1,500 mm per annum. Once fully established, Jatropha curcas grows relatively quickly and is hardy, being drought tolerant. It is not browsed by animals because of its toxic leaves and stems. This is due to the presence of several toxic compounds, including but not limited to lectin, saponin, and carcinogenic phorbol. Just like other parts, the seeds of Jatropha curcas are also a source of the highly poisonous toxalbumin curcin chemical.

Although it is poisonous, the Jatropha curcas plant has many attributes, multiple uses and considerable potential. Bees frequent its flowers for nectar and pollen grains for their honey production. The wood is used for numerous purposes including fuel and as a building material. One particular importance is the use of its viscous seed oil in soap-making, the cosmetics industry and as a source of fuel for lighting.
Jatropha curcas is used as an ornamental plant and found in many homes. The plant is a rich source of many natural products most of which have been extensively used for human welfare especially in the treatment of various diseases. The traditional healers use various parts of the plant-leaves, fruits, seeds, stem bark, branches, twigs, latex and roots in one way or the other, in the treatment of many disease conditions, including bacterial and fungal infections in traditional folk medicine.

The seeds of the Jatropha curcas have been used as a purgative/laxative: 3–4 roasted seeds are swallowed with lukewarm water or chewed and then swallowed to relieve conditions of  constipation. The seed oil is used in the treatment and management of various conditions like arthritis, gout, eczema, skin diseases, rheumatic pain, jaundice, burns, inflammation, gonorrhoea, and as an abortifacient.
The leaf infusion or decoction of Jatropha curcas is administered for treatment of vaginal bleeding conditions in many communities and is also used both internally and externally to treat fever and jaundice. Rheumatic conditions are treated and managed by the external application of the leaf decoction or by massaging the affected joint-part using the juice/sap extract from the fresh leaves. The leaf decoction is also taken to treat malaria, mouth infections, guinea worm sores, as well as the treatment of dysentery and colic conditions. Furthermore, the leaf of Jatropha curcas is used to increase the milk supply in lactating mothers. In this scenario, 3–4 freshly harvested leaves are heated over fire and bandaged on the breast for a specified duration. The fresh or dried Jatropha curcas leaf is ground and made into a paste and then applied topically for the treatment of skin abscess. Fine dried leaf powder is applied to the wound to speed up its healing and protect it from microbial infections.

In some regions of Africa, the fresh twig of Jatropha curcas is used as a toothbrush to treat gumboil conditions as well as to strengthen the gum. In addition, the latex from the stem is collected by the traditional healers and used for a mouth rinse, to treat gum bleeding, toothache, and in some cases for soothing babies’ inflamed tongues. The latex is also applied on the wound to quicken its healing, relieve bee sting pain, and is also used to relieve digestive troubles in children. Furthermore, the traditional healers use the stem bark latex for massaging inflamed body parts to relieve the condition.

The root decoction of Jatropha curcas is used for the treatment of eczema, scabies, ringworm, gonorrhea, dysentery, diarrhea, and the oil extract from the roots is used as an antihelmeintic agent. Just as in the case with the stem latex, the root decoction is also used as a mouth wash to treat bleeding gums and to relieve toothache. Furthermore, the fresh roots are crushed to form a thick paste that is then applied locally to relieve pain from inflamed body parts.
Apart from the medicinal uses, the stem bark of the Jatropha curcas yields a dark blue dye which is used for colouring many kinds of materials, such as clothes.
Many scientific studies have attributed Jatropha curcas’s potential to cure numerous diseases and illnesses to the vital phytochemicals in the plant like saponins, steroids, apigenin, tannins, alkaloids and flavonoids among others. These chemicals make Jatropha curcas a very versatile plant with numerous uses that has made it gain admiration from several communities across Africa and other parts of the world.

 Komakech Richard and Omujal Francis

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