Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Jatropha glandulifera
Scientific Name and Description
Jatropha glandulifera ROXB.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Jatropha glauca VAHL
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Hairy Physic Nut, Mexican Jumping Bean |
| Hindi | jangli-erandi, janglierandi, lal-bhranda, undarbibi |
| Kannada | kadi, kari thuraka haralu, kariturukahalugida, seeme haralu, totla, totlagida, totta |
| Malayalam | atala, katalavanakku, nakadanti |
| Marathi | jangli-erandi, jangliarandi, ran-erandi, ranaerandi, underbibi |
| Sanskrit | akhukarnika, citra, dravanthi, dravanti, drawanti, nikumba, nikumbha, nyagrodhi, putrasreni, randa, sambari |
| Tamil | adalai, addaleyunnay, atalai, attali, eliyamenakku, erikkaraikattamanakau, erikkaraikkatta manakku, kaattamanakku, katta-manakku, kattamanakau, puliyamanakku, udalai |
| Telugu | adavi-amadam, dundaga aaku, dundiga, dundigamu, dundigapu, dundigapu chettu, dundilamu, kaati amadam chettu, naepaalemu, nela amida, nela-amudamu, nela-amudumu, nelaamida, nelaamidam, nelanepaalemu, nelanepalamu, nelanepalemu, nelayaamudamu, nelayamudamu, nepalam, nepalama, nepalamu, nepalemu, thella dundilamu, thella dundinapa, vatti amudamu, verriyamudamu, vettiyamudamu, yerriamudam |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
Jatropha glandulifera Roxb
Habit - Shrub
Parts used - Latex, tuber
Application - Toothache; gum infection; antidiabetic
Treatment - General
References - Hills 2010
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Hills 2010
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)