Bellyache Bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia L.EUPHORBIACEAE Local: Japaratinga, Alagoas, Brasil.Ref.: Lorenzi, H. e Matos, F.J.Abreu. Plantas Medicinais no Brasil. 2 edio. Plantarum, 2008.

Planta considerada como medicinal en Panam

Planta considerada como medicinal en Panam

Jatropha gossypiifolia L.EUPHORBIACEAE Local: Japaratinga, Alagoas, Brasil.Ref.: Lorenzi, H. e Matos, F.J.Abreu. Plantas Medicinais no Brasil. 2 edio. Plantarum, 2008.

Jatropha gossypiifolia L.EUPHORBIACEAE Local: Japaratinga, Alagoas, Brasil.Ref.: Lorenzi, H. e Matos, F.J.Abreu. Plantas Medicinais no Brasil. 2 edio. Plantarum, 2008.

Planta considerada como medicinal en Panam

Fruit of the Bellyache Bush-- the seeds are considered very toxic. A species of neotropical origin, now planted more widely. Photo from the Colombian Amazon.

Young leaves of the Bellyache Bush are red, and all parts are poisonous, although widely used in traditional medicine. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/flora/malpighiales/index.html