Barcode: CAL0000008827

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Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Scientific Name: Jatropha multifida L.

Collector: A.K. Mukherjee

Country: India

Uses: Decoction of roots given for indigestion and colic. Seeds contain a fixed oil used as an illuminant. Leaves purgative, also sed in scabies. Roasted seeds used forreating fevers and venereal diseases, but they are dangerously cathartic, used in criminal poisoning.