BARBADOS NUT MEDICINAL USES

BARBADOS NUT OR BUBBLE BUSH PLANT: with the scientific name:- Jatropha curcas: Barbados nut is a traditional and natural medicine, that with the leaves of the plant are normally used for the Treatment of stomach diagnosis in children. HOW TO USE IT. BOILD THE LEAVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF GUMS AND THROAT. AND USE THE TEA, OF THE LEAVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF URINE, BACKACHE, CONSTIPATION, AND INFLAMMATION OF THE OVERIES. YOU can also use it as drought resistant shrub with a smooth gray back. And when irrigate, it produces seeds during the whole year, and the seed contains, non edible oil. THE BARBADOS NUT has the latex's that contains an alkaline jatrophine, Which shows a content properties called anticancerous: you advise to apply cautious when using phisic nut. THE PHISIC NUT contains 2 to 4 large black oily seeds, however, they also contains a high percentage of clean oil used for candles, soap, and bio-diesel production. and by roasting the seed, can happen to kill the toxins. barbados nut medicinal plants has male and female plant of jatropha curcas. MORE ABOUT JATROPHA CURCAS: Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America.[2] It is originally native to the tropical areas of the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, and has been spread throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, becoming naturalized or invasive in many areas.[3] The specific epithet, "curcas", was first used by Portuguese doctor Garcia de Orta more than 400 years ago.[4] Common names in English include physic nut, Barbados nut, poison nut, bubble bush or purging nut.[3] In parts of Africa and areas in Asia such as India it is often known as "castor oil plant" or "hedge castor oil plant",[3] but it is not the same as the usual castor oil plant, Ricinus communis (they are in the same family but different subfamilies). J. curcas is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft) or more.[2] It is resistant to a high degree of aridity, allowing it to grow in deserts.[5][6] It contains phorbol esters, which are considered toxic.[7] However, edible (non-toxic) provenances native to Mexico also exist, known by the local population as piñón manso, xuta, chuta, aishte, among others.[8][9] J. curcas also contains compounds such as trypsin inhibitors, phytate, saponins and a type of lectin[10][11] known as curcin.[12] The seeds contain 27–40% oil[13] (average: 34.4%[14]) that can be processed to produce a high-quality biodiesel fuel, usable in a standard diesel engine. Edible (non-toxic) provenances can be used for animal feed and food Botanical features Edit Leaves: The leaves have significant variability in their morphology. In general, the leaves are green to pale green, alternate to subopposite, and three- to five-lobed with a spiral phyllotaxis.[16] Flowers: male and female flowers are produced on the same inflorescence, averaging 20 male flowers to each female flower,[17] or 10 male flowers to each female flower.[18] The inflorescence can be formed in the leaf axil. Plants occasionally present hermaphroditic flowers.[16] Fruits : fruits are produced in winter, or there may be several crops during the year if soil moisture is good and temperatures are sufficiently high. Most fruit production is concentrated from midsummer to late fall with variations in production peaks where some plants have two or three harvests and some produce continuously through the season.[16] Seeds: the seeds are mature when the capsule changes from green to yellow. The seeds contain around 20% saturated fatty acids and 80% unsaturated fatty acids, and they yield 25–40% oil by weight. In addition, the seeds contain other chemical compounds, such as saccharose, raffinose, stachyose, glucose, fructose, galactose, and protein. The oil is largely made up of oleic and linoleic acids. Furthermore, the plant also contains curcasin, arachidic, myristic, palmitic, and stearic acids and curcin.[16] Genome: the whole genome was sequenced by Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Chiba Japan in October 2010.[19]Other uses Edit Flowers The species is listed as a honey plant.[citation needed] Hydrogen cyanide is present.[65] Nuts Can be construed for home cooking fuel in briquette form replacing charcoalized timber as in Haiti.[66] They can be burned like candlenuts when strung on grass.[citation needed] HCN is present.[citation needed][67] Used as a contraceptive in South Sudan.[68] Seeds Interest exists in producing animal feed[citation needed] from the bio-waste once the oil is expressed, as in the case with Haiti, where Jatropha curcas grows prolifically and animal feed is in very short supply.[66] Similarly, Metsiyen in the Haitian culture dates back as a medicinal crop—thus the name "metsiyen"/"medsiyen". Some suggest it "calms the stomach".[66] Also used as a contraceptive in South Sudan.[68] The oil has been used for illumination, soap, candles, the adulteration of olive oil, and making Turkey red oil. Turkey red oil, also called sulphonated (or sulfated) castor oil, is the only oil that completely disperses in water. It is made by adding sulfuric acid to pure Jatropha oil.[69] It was the first synthetic detergent after ordinary soap, as this allows easy use for making bath oil products. It is used in formulating lubricants, softeners, and dyeing assistants.[70] Bark Used as a fish poison. HCN is present.[71] Igbinosa and colleagues (2009) demonstrated potential broad spectrum antimicrobial activity of J. curcas bark extract.[72] Latex Strongly inhibits the watermelon mosaic virus.[73] Leaves Leaf sap can be used to blow bubbles.[74] Sap It stains linen. Sometimes used for marking.[75] Shrub Used for erosion control Processing Edit Seed extraction and processing generally needs specialized facilities. Oil content varies from 28% to 30% and 80% extraction, one hectare of plantation will give 400 to 600 litres of oil if the soil is average.[29] The oily seeds are processed into oil, which may be used directly ("Straight Vegetable Oil") to fuel combustion engines or may be subjected to transesterification to produce biodiesel.[citation needed] Jatropha oil is not suitable for human consumption, as it induces strong vomiting and diarrhea.[citation needed]