Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Jatropha multifida
Scientific Name and Description
Jatropha multifida L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Adenoropium multifidum (L.) Pohl
Jatropha janipha Blanco
Manihot multifida (L.) Crantz
Jatropha janipha Blanco
Manihot multifida (L.) Crantz
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | Laurence's Physic, NutCoral Plant,coral plant,coralbush,physic nut |
| Hindi | chini-erandi |
| Kannada | havalada haralu, havalada mara, seeme havalada gida, simeauvdala, vilaayithi haralu, vilayatiharalu |
| Marathi | chinacho, chini-eramdi, jambhal |
| Sanskrit | bhadradanti, brihaddanti, dugdhagarbha, guchhphala, jayavaha, jyotishka, virechani, vishabhadra |
| Tamil | cuvaikamacceti, cuvaikamam, eliya manakku, kattunervalam, kolamalam, malai-amanaku, malaiyamanakku, malaiyamanakkumaram, malaiyamanaku, malarku, malaru, nikumpam4 |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Seeds
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
Jatropha multifida L
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Leaves, latex, seed, exudates
Application - Boils; wounds; ulcers; purgative
Treatment - General
References - Srithi et al. 2009
References
Literature
Literature
Srithi et al. 2009
The Family Euphorbiaceae in India- A Synopsis of its profile…. Author - N.P.Balakrishnan & T. Chakrabarty
Plant Resources of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Vol. 2 Author - J.C.Dagar & N.T. Singh
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL II Author - K.M. MATTHEW
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)
Citations
Herb citations
Jatropha multifida. (2020, October 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_multifida