Details of Jatropha curcas

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Jatropha curcas Genus:Jatropha Species:curcas Family:Euphorbiaceae Synonym:	Andaman Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Chattisgarh Haryana Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharastra Odisha Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal West Bengal	Daucosterol Caniojane 4-Dione 3-O-acetylaleuritolate acid 2-Epi-Jatrogrossidione Jatrogrossidione Chrysanin Curcusone A Curcusone B Curcusone E Curcusone C Curcusone D Jatrophadiketone Jatrophalactone Jatrophodione A Pyrimidine-2 14-deoxyandrographolide 14-deoxy-1?-hydroxy-4(4E)-jatrogrossidentadione 15-deoxy-1?-hydroxy-4(4E)-jatrogrossidentadione 2-Epi-Hydroxyisojatrogrossidion Epi-Isojatrogrossidione
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Jaundice	Leaves : Extract taken orally Whole Plant : Paste applied topically Leaves : Extract taken orally Roots : Extract taken orally	Andaman & Nicobar : Poi pong Andhra Pradesh : Peddanepalamu Arunachal Pradesh : Turgap Bihar : Baghrandi Chattisgarh : Ratan jot Haryana : Ratanjyot Jharkhand : Barenda Karnataka : kaadharalu Madhya Pradesh : Ratanjot Maharastra : Erandi Odisha : Bamprigada Tamil Nadu : Katta amankku Tripura : Kangala Uttarakhand : Safed arand West Bengal : Ratan West Bengal : Varenda