Botanical Index No. 830

Purging Nut, Bubble Bush

jatropha curcas

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antibacterial, Anticancer, Anticonvulsant, Antiherpetic, Antiinflammatory, Antileukemic, Antiscorbutic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitumor, Antiviral, Astringent, Candidicide, Carcinogenic, Cicatrizant, Contraceptive, Cyanogenic, Depurative, Diuretic, Emetic, Insecticide, Lactagogue, Laxative, Molluscicide, Narcotic, Parasiticide, Piscicide, Proteolytic, Rodenticide, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Curare Hemostat Insectifuge Rubefacient Vermifuge Vulnerary Abscess Alopecia Anasarca Aneurism Angina Anorexia Arthrosis Ascites Backache Bacteria Bleeding Boil Burn Cancer Candida Carbuncle Catarrh Childbirth Chill Cholera Cold Constipation Convulsion Cough Cramp Cyanosis Dermatosis Diarrhea Dropsy Dysentery Dyspepsia Eczema Erysipelas Fever Fit Fracture Gastrosis Gingivosis Glossosis Gonorrhea Gout Headache Heartburn Hemorrhoid Hernia Herpes Incontinence Infection Inflammation Jaundice Leishmaniasis Leukemia Malaria Marasmus Mycosis Nephrosis Neuralgia Ovary Pain Paralysis Parasite Pharyngosis Pleurisy Pneumonia Rash Rheumatism Ringworm Scabies Sciatica Sinusosis Sore Splenosis Staphylococcus Stomachache Stomatosis Streptococcus Sunburn Syncope Syphilis Tetanus Toothache Tumor Ulcer Uterosis VD Virus Wart Water Retention Whitlow Worm Wound Yaws Yeast Yellow Fever

General Dosage

2 seeds purge but 4–5 may cause death.

Safety & Contraindications

Too poisonous to toy around with. Poisoning may cause amnesia, convulsions, delirium, diarrhea, nausea, vertigo, and visual disturbances.

!