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Non-scientific name:

bellyache bush

2 Accepted name(s) for "bellyache bush":

Accepted name
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Jatropha gossypiifolia var. gossypiifolia

6 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Jatropha gossypifolia Linn. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. leaves, seeds
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Jatropha gossypifolia Linnaeus Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Leaf, root
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans Jatropha gossypiifolia var. elegans (Pohl) Müll.Arg. Jatropha gossypiifolia var. gossypiifolia bark, Roots, Seeds

21 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "bellyache bush":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
bepane danti Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chagas velhas Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
chhotaka baghandi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
cotton-leaved physic nut Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
jarak cina Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak kosta merah Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak landi Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kyetsu-kanako Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
lal baghandi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
médecinier rouge Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
médecinier sauvage Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
physic nut Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
pinhao roxo Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pião vermelho Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pourghère rouge Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
rathu erandu Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
red fig-nut flower Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
red physic nut bush Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
taw-kanako Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thinbaw-kanako Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
wild cassada Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)