Jatropha curcas

Family Name: Euphorbiaceae

Common Name: Physic nut, purging nut

Parts Used: Seeds

Medicinal Uses:

- Seed are used in cholera, and dysentery.

- Good in stomach disorders.

- Cures toothache and gum ache.

- Seeds are used as antidote for poisoning.

- It is effective in skin diseases and rheumatism.

Jatropha oil is used for making soap, candles, and varnish and as

lubricant, hydraulic oil etc. Jatropha oil is an environmentally safe,

cost-effective, renewable source of non-conventional energy and a

substitute for diesel, kerosene and other fuel oils. The oil can be mixed

up to 50% and used for tractors and oil engines.

Product offered: Whole plant, leaves, extracts