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Tubang-bakod (Filipino), Physic nut tree (English)

Jatropha curcas L.

Skin

Not provided Height: 10 ft. Leaves: Rough leaves Flowers: Not provided Fruits: Round green poisonous fruit; the fruit when burned becomes poisonous to chicken.

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Fever. Preparation: Get enough leaves and singe on fire.. Part used: Leaves | Watery stool or diarrhea. Preparation: Decoction: Get enough piece of bark and boil.. Part used: Bark | Pimples. Preparation: Infusion: Obtain sufficient quantities of leaves, pound the leaves and soak.. Part used: Young leaves, leaves | Oral thrush. Preparation: Get enough sap from the bark.. Part used: Bark | Fracture. Preparation: Get enough bark.. Part used: Bark | Swelling. Preparation: Get enough bark.. Part used: Bark | Headache. Preparation: Get 7 pieces of leaves.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Get enough leaves and singe on fire. | Decoction: Get enough piece of bark and boil. | Infusion: Obtain sufficient quantities of leaves, pound the leaves and soak. | Get enough sap from the bark. | Get enough bark. | Get enough bark. | Get 7 pieces of leaves.

Location & Habitat

MIMAROPA REGION, ORIENTAL MINDORO, BULALACAO (SAN PEDRO)

Research

University of the Philippines Manila: Phase II Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health for Selected Ethnolinguistic Groups: The HANUNUO MANGYAN people of Sitio Dangkalan, Barangay San Roque and Sitio Balugo, Barangay Budburan, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Jatropha curcas L.
Local Name
Tubang-bakod (Filipino), Physic nut tree (English)
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Category
Skin
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026
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