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Jatropha elliptica

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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

  1. ^ a b "Jatropha elliptica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Jatropha elliptica" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. ^ Koul, Bhupendra (2020-01-07). Herbs for Cancer Treatment. Springer Nature. p. 600. ISBN 978-981-329-147-8.
  4. ^ "WFO Monographs Details - The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium". sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ^ 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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Jatropha elliptica: Brief Summary

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Jatropha elliptica is a species of flowering plant, a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae.

The species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

It is used in folk medicine to treat itches, snake bites, syphilis, ulcer, urinary discharge, neoplasia, and abdominal issues. Studies on the species have shown it has chemical and medicinal properties. Like one study stated this species has antibothropic and anti-inflammatory properties.

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