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
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English |
Physic Nut, Purging Nut |
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Hindi |
Jungle errand, pahari errand |
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Kannada |
Belioudalu, doddaharalu, |
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Malayalam |
Katalavanakku, kammatti, kattavanakku |
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Sanskrit |
Dravanti |
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Tamil |
Kattu Amanaku, kattukottai |
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Telugu |
Adavi amudamu |
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Unani |
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Folk |
Bagharenda |
Synonyms
Vyaaghrairanda , Sthula-eranda, Kaanan-eranda.
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
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Susrutha |
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Vagbhata |
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Varieties & adulterants - (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
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
Srotogamitva:
Dosha : kapha pittahara
Dhatu :raktha
Mala :purisha
Organ : intestine, skin
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
Descriptions on Ayurveda books / Nighandu:
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