Physic Nut
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Botanical Name |
Jatropha curcas |
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Family |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Other Names |
Purging nut, vomiting nut |
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Description |
Erect shrub up to 5m Leaves: 3-5 lobed green or purplish. Nuts: up to 4cm in diameter |
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Native to |
America |
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Parts Used |
Capsules, latex, leaves |
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Constituents |
Diterpenes: phorbol, 12 phorbol esters, cuculathyrones A and B Triterpene: oleanolic acid, taraxasterol, friedelin, beta sitosterol A series of jatropholones and curcusones, flavonoids, proteins, fatty acid |