Cotton-leaf jatropha (Jatropha gossypiifolia)

棉叶麻风树mián yè má fēng shùMianyemafengshu

Jatropha gossypiifolia · Plant

Jatropha gossypiifolia
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

All parts toxic; contains toxalbumins; can cause severe digestive upset; avoid all internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Cotton-leaf jatropha for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Cotton-leaf jatropha does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Jatropha gossypiifolia and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.