Botanical Name: Jatropha curcas Linn.
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Introduction :
It is used as purgative, its strength milder than Croton tiglium oil.
Names in different Indian languages :
English: Physic Nut, Purging Nut
Hindi: Jungle errand, pahari errand
Kannada: Belioudalu, doddaharalu,
Malayalam: Katalavanakku, kammatti, kattavanakku
Sanskrit: Dravanti
Tamil: Kattu Amanaku, kattukottai
Telugu: Adavi amudamu
Folk: Bagharenda
Synonyms :
Vyaaghrairanda , Sthula-eranda, Kaanan-eranda.
Morphology :
Soft wooded shrub, grows 2-3 m height.
Leaves – simple, alternate, long petiole, leaf are roughly 5 lobe projected.
Flower – yellowish
Fruit – black, 3 lobed
Distribution & Habitat :
All over India
Chemical constituents :
Curcin, curcosones, lathyrane diterpenes
Properties :
RASA- kashay, madhura
GUNA-guru
VIRYA-sita
VIPAKA-madhur
Karma : vrishya, premeha hara, rasayani, krimighna
Toxic (Seed) , purgative, narcotic
Indication :
Grahanni, krimi, pandu, hridroga, premeha
scabies, ringworm, eczema, whitlow, warts, syphilis, piles, gout, snake bite
Part used :
Root, leaves, seed , seed oil
Dosage :
2-4 g powder
Internal uses :
Digestive system: Purgative
Therapeutic Uses :
Seeds useful in constipation
