Jatropha_elliptica

<i>Jatropha elliptica</i>

Jatropha elliptica

Species of flowering plant

Jatropha elliptica is a species of flowering plant, a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2]

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The species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[1]

It is used in folk medicine to treat itches, snake bites, syphilis, ulcer, urinary discharge, neoplasia, and abdominal issues.[3] Studies on the species have shown it has chemical and medicinal properties.[4] Like one study stated this species has antibothropic and anti-inflammatory properties.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jatropha elliptica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Jatropha elliptica" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. [3]
    Koul, Bhupendra (2020-01-07). Herbs for Cancer Treatment. Springer Nature. p. 600. ISBN 978-981-329-147-8.
  4. [4]
    "WFO Monographs Details - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. [5]
    Ferreira-Rodrigues, Sára Cósta; Rodrigues, Cássio Milhomens; Dos Santos, Marcio Galdino; Gautuz, Jean Antonio Abraham; Silva, Magali Glauzer; Cogo, José Carlos; Batista-Silva, Camila; Dos Santos, Cleiton Pita; Groppo, Francisco Carlos; Cogo-Müller, Karina; Oshima-Franco, Yoko (December 2016). "Anti-Inflammatory and Antibothropic Properties of Jatropha Elliptica, a Plant from Brazilian Cerrado Biome". Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 6 (4): 573–579. doi:10.15171/apb.2016.071. ISSN 2228-5881. PMC 5241415. PMID 28101464.


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