Jatropha elliptica
| Jatropha elliptica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Jatropha |
| Species: | J. elliptica
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| Binomial name | |
| Jatropha elliptica (Pohl) Oken
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Jatropha elliptica is a species of flowering plant, a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2]
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
[edit]- ^ a b "Jatropha elliptica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Jatropha elliptica". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- ^ Koul, Bhupendra (2020-01-07). Herbs for Cancer Treatment. Springer Nature. p. 600. ISBN 978-981-329-147-8.
- ^ "WFO Monographs Details - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ 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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