Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Barbados-nut

Plant

Family

Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae)

English

Barbados-nut, Nutmeg plant, Physic nut, Purging nut

Latin

Jatropha curcas Linnaeus, Curcas purgans Medik., Jatropha curcas MIERS, Castiglionia lobata Ruiz & Pav., Jatropha moluccana Wall.

Plantparts

foliage, Milky juice, Seed, Unspecified, Wood

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, abdominal discomfort, Abdominal pain, Abdominal swelling, Abscess, Abscesses, Affections of the liver, Ague, Aids digestion, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-abscess, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-eczemic, Anti-edemic, Anti-emetic, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-gout, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antiherpetic, Antihæmorrhagic, antiinfective, Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Antimalarial, Anti-neuralgic, Anti-Paludic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiulcer, Antivomitive, Aperient, apoplectic stroke, Apoplexy, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Asthenia of liver, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, bleeding, Bleeding Stancher, Bloating, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Boils, Bruise, bruises, bump, Burn, Burns, Cataplasm, Cataract, catharic, Cathartic, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Cerebrovascular accident, check bleeding, Clap, Cleanses the blood, Colic, Communicable disease, compress, constipation, Contusion, contusions, Costive, Costiveness, Cutaneous conditions, Cutaneous Eruptions, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, dispepsia, dropsy, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, eczema, edema, emesis, emetic, eruption, erysipelas, Eupeptic, excema, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fluid accumulation, fomentation, General infection, General inflammation, General inflammations, gonorrhea, Gonorrhoea, Good for digestion, gout, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemorrhoids, haemostatic, Hansen's disease, Headache, Headaches, head pains, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Hemostat, hemostatic, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Herpes, Hydropsy, Hæmostatic, Icterus, Ignis sacer, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, induce vomiting, Infection, infection in general, infections, infections in general, Infectious disease, Infectious diseases, inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of kidneys, inflammation of the kidney, inflammations, Inflammations in general, inhibit bleeding, injuries, injury, jaundice, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, lack of appetite, laxative, Leprosy, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Loss of appetite, lump, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Mouth bath, Mouth rinse, Mouthwash, Mouthwashes, movements of the bowel, nephritis, Nerve pains, neuralgia, oedema, Oral rinse, Orchitis, Piles, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Poultice, Promotes digestion, Puking, Purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyrexia, Rash, Rashes, reduces swellings, renal pyelitis, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, scorch, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, Skin injuries, skin problems in general, skin rashes, social disease, soothes headaches, sores, St. Anthony's fire, Stanches blood, St Anthony's fire, staunches bleeding, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, Stiptic, Stop bleeding, stopping vomiting, stops bleeding, Stroke, strokes, Styptic, sunburn, sunburnt, sun-scorched, swelling, swellings, testicle inflammations, the rose, Throwing up, to cleanse the blood, Toothache, Transmissible disease, Traumatic injury, Tumefaction, Turgescence, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, venereal disease, venereal diseases, Vomit, vomiting, vomitive, Warming digestive, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical used in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Phytomedical used on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 Alpha-Amyrin, Arabinose, Arachidic acid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, fat, Fibres, fructose, Galactose, glucose, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Myristic acid, N-1-Triacontanol, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, protein, raffinose, Rhamnose, Stachyose, starch, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, tannin, taraxasterol, Vanillic acid, Vitexin, water, Xylose, Β-amyrin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6125

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