Jatropha curcas L.
 
Jatropha curcas L.
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Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Common name:
Tubang-bakod (Filipino), Physic nut tree (English)
Local name:
Kasla (Hanunuo Mangyan), Tuba-tuba (Hanunuo Mangyan)
Indication:
Headache
Plant part used:
Leaves
Method of Preparation:
Get 7 pieces of leaves.
Direction for use:
Patch the leaves on the forehead and change when it is already dry.
Additional information:
At most 10ft. tall, Fruit: (+) round green poisonous fruit, the fruit when burned becomes poisonous to chicken.
Informant:
FGD
Place gathered:
Sitio Balugo, Barangay Budburan, Oriental Mindoro
Gathered by / Date gathered:
2012
Abstracted by:
Dando LR, Goco RM
Date abstracted:
2013-01-22
Province:
Oriental Mindoro (Hanunuo Mangyan tribe)