Thankyou for the wonderful pictures Sir and the explanation of the uses. The current accepted name of this plant as per Kew Plant List is *Jatropha gossypiifolia L.* ( Please note in all the earlier posts also the spelling should be with double 's ' and double ' i ').
regards, Rashida. On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Jatropha gossypifolia* L., Sp. pl. 2:1006. 1753, nom. cons. > syn: *Jatropha staphysagrifolia* Mill. > * Adenoropium gossypifolium* (L.) Pohl > *Manihot gossypifolia* (L.) Crantz > > In Ayurveda the oil from the seeds is used for treatment of eczema and > skin itches, though the main use is as renewable source of energy as bio > diesel. > > Common names: bellyache-bush, black physicnut, cotton-leaf physicnut > > Gujarati: Ratanjyot > > Kannada: Chikka kada haralu > > Bengali: Lal bherenda > > Tamil: Siria Amanakku > > Malayalm: Chuvanna Kadalavanakku > > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
