Description
Jatropha curcas (Latin scientific name: Jatropha curcas L.) Alias: lamb, stinky oil, yellow swollen tree, jatropha, false white olive, false peanut Classification status: euphorbia shrub or small tree, smooth bark; leaves Leaves alternate, ovoid or nearly round, monoecious; cymes; capsules nearly spherical, yellow when ripe.
Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces; native to tropical America. Jatropha curcas are mostly cultivated and are born on plains, roadsides and shrubs.
The oil content of Jatropha curcas fruit is as high as 60%, and it can extract biodiesel that is sulfur-free, pollution-free and meets Euro IV emission standards. It is a green energy tree species developed by China to focus on the use of barren hills and wasteland to grow Jatropha curcas.
Jatropha curcas seeds are more toxic, followed by branches and leaves. Seeds have diarrhea and vomiting effects. Taking 2 to 3 capsules can cause dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. The symptoms of polyphagia are aggravated, with breathing difficulties, skin bruising, and circulatory failure. , And had oliguria, hematuria and obvious hemolysis, and finally collapsed and died]. Mice were injected with ethanol extract of 22.2g/kg of bark into the abdominal cavity. They showed reduced activity, shaking, quietness, closed eyes, and died of exhaustion. Chemical composition: seeds contain toxic protein Jatropha toxin and fatty oil. It also contains the flavonoids vitexin, isovtexin and apigenin.
