Plant Details

Accepted name:: Jatropha gossypiifolia L. [Euphorbiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 3

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. gossypiifolia

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. jamaicensis Dehgan & Almira

Jatropha gossypiifolia var. staphysagriifolia (Mill.) Müll.Arg.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aadalai	Other	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
adali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
algodón	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
atlai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
avanakku	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
belly-ache bush	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
bellyache bush	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bellyache-bush	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
bepane danti	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bherenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
black physicnut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
botuje	Other	Med. Pl. for Hyperprolactinemia, Nigeria (Sharaibi et al., 2014)
botuje pupa	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
cassava marble	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
chagas velhas	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
chhotaka baghandi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chikka kaada haralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chikka kaadu haralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chikka turuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimaiyamanakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimaiyatalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimaiyatalaicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cotton-leaf physicnut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
cotton-leafed jatropha	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cotton-leaved physic nut	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
dravanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
erva-purgante	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
frailecillo de monte	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
hatthi yele haralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hattiaela visha haralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hóng má fēng shù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hóng yè má fēng shù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jangali-erand	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jarak china	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak cina	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak kosta merah	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak landi	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jarak ulung	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jatropha gossypiifolia whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
jumbie-baby	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
kari thruku haralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kari-turukaharalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kariturakaharalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kariturukaharalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katalavanakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katta-manakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattamanakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kishka	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
kyetsu-kanako	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
laal bagharenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
laharlu	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
lal arada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lal baghandi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mamoninha	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mayla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
medecin	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
medicinier	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mián yè má fēng shù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
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)
naepaalemu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nakkurotam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nala amida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nalamudamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nepalam	Other	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
nepalamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nepalemu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papaye sauvage	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
parainitacceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parainitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parroty grass	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
petit mapou	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
peão-roxo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
physic nut	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
pinhao roxo	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pinhão	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014)
pinhão roxo	Other	Hypothesis to Local Pharmacop., Brazil (Lozano et al., 2014) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
pinhão-branco	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014)
pinhão-roxo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
pião roxo	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
pião vermelho	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pião-roxo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014)
piñon colorado	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
piñon negro	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
piñón negro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
pourghère rouge	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
quelite de fraile	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
raiz-de-tiu	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
rakta-vyaaghrairanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ratan-jhad	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratanjhad	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratanjoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratanjyot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 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)
rode schijtnoten	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
seema avanakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seema-nepalamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seemanaepaalemu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seemanepalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shimaavanakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simaiyamanakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simanepalamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simanepalemu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simayavanakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sosori	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
spanish physic nut	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
stalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sumaiyaman	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
taw-kanako	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thinbaw-kanako	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
tua-tua	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tuatua	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
tuba-tuba	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
vatalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vilaayithi aeranda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vilaayithi haralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild cassada	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
wild castor-oil	Other	Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
yerra dundimalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yuca cimarrona	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
棉叶麻疯树	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
红叶麻疯树	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
红麻疯树	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Stem latex		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
bark, leaves, frond, seed	seed oil	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Leaf, root		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Leaves		Med. Pl. for Hyperprolactinemia, Nigeria (Sharaibi et al., 2014)
fruits		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
leaves, seed, bark, root	seed fatty oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
leaf		Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
pods, leaves		Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992)
leaf, seed		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
leaf		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
latex		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Adenoropium gossypiifolium (L.) Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 16 (1826).
Jatropha gossypiifolia var. typica Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 611 (1905), not validly publ.
Manihot gossypiifolia (L.) Crantz Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 167 (1766).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Jathropha gossypifolium L.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Jatropha gnssypifolia	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Jatropha gossipifolia Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Jatropha gossipiifolia L.	Ethnophytomed. Against Diabetes, SE Asia (Marwat et al., 2014)
Jatropha gossipyfolia L.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008)
Jatropha gossypifolia	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
Jatropha gossypifolia L.	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
Jatropha gossypifolia Linn	Veg. Drugs in Basavarajeeyam (Suryanarayana Raju, 2001)
Jatropha gossypifolia Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. for Hyperprolactinemia, Nigeria (Sharaibi et al., 2014) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Jatropha gossypifolia Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Jatropha gossypiifolia	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Med. Pl. of Coastal Guyana (Lachman-White et al., 1992) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Hypothesis to Local Pharmacop., Brazil (Lozano et al., 2014) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Jatropha gossypiifolia L., nom. cons.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Jatropha gossypiifolia Linn.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Trop. Africa (2015)
latropha gossypifolia L.	Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017)

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