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[[File:Jatropha curcas1 henning.jpg|thumb|right|''Darvanti'', ''Jatropha curcas'']]
'''Darvanti''' is a species of [[Flowering plant]] in the spurge family. It is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. It is also known as '''Jatropha curcas, Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut''' etc.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Tumour}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoid}}, {{Uses|Splenomegaly}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Paralysis}}, {{Uses|Warts}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
== Description Chemical Composition== JLeaves had lesser concentration of chemicals where were 1.99 % N, 0.14 % P, 1.08% K, 2.95% total carbohydrates, 12. curcas is a poisonous46% protein, semi2.47 mg.g-evergreen shrub or small tree1 total chlorophyll, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft)0.40 mg. It is resistant to a high degree of aridityg-1 carotenoids, allowing it to be grown in deserts.amino acids <ref name="deschemical composition"/>
== Uses =Rasa=== *When jatropha seeds are crushed, the resulting jatropha oil can be processed to produce a high-quality biofuel or biodiesel that can be used in a standard diesel car or further processed into jet fuel, while the residue (press cake) can also be used as biomass feedstock to power electricity plants, used as fertilizer (it contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), or as animal fodder. The cake can also be used as feed in digesters and gasifiers to produce biogas.*Jatropha can also be intercropped with other cash crops such as coffee, sugar, fruits and vegetables.*Their ashes are used as a salt substitute. HCN and rotenone are present.*It's shrub are used for erosion control.*Paste of dravanti, applied on wounds to clean to promote quick healing.
==Common name=Guna===
== References =Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit== {{Habit|Small tree}} ==Identification==<references>===Leaf==={{Leaf|Alternate|Subopposite|The leaves have significant variability in their morphology. In general, the leaves are green to pale green, alternate to subopposite, and three- to five-lobed with a spiral phyllotaxis}}.<ref name="common namesLeaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|2.5 cm long|Bright yellow|5 petals|10 male flowers to each female flower.[http:18] The inflorescence can be formed in the leaf axil. Flowering from April to May}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Lomentum||Fruits are produced in winter, or there may be several crops during the year if soil moisture is good and temperatures are sufficiently high|12-20 seeds||Fruiting From April to May}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Stem cuttings}} ==How to plant//wwwcultivate==Cultivation is uncomplicated. Both seeds and cuttings will work.flowersofindiaJatropha curcas grows in tropical and subtropical regions.net/catalog/slides<ref name="How to plant/Physic%20Nut.html cultivate"Flowers of India]</ref> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Wild forest area}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry arid area}}. ==Photo Gallery==<ref namegallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="des140px">[httpFile://wwwFlowering biodiesel plant (Jatropha curcas) (4325262396).newjpg|FlowersFile:Jatropha curcas -agat Chooliyad 2014 (2).info/en/focus/focusItemjpg|LeavesFile:Jatropha curcas - at Chooliyad 2014 (3).php?a=116 "jpg|FruitsFile:Starr-100113-1226-Jatropha"]curcas-seed capsule and seeds in hand-Waihee-Maui (24639116969).jpg|Seeds</refgallery></references>==References==
<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258697217_Chemical_composition_and_nutritional_value_of_jatropha_Jatropha_curcas_L_leaves Nutritional value]</ref><ref name= External Links "Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_curcas Botanical features]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Jatropha+curcas Cultivation Details]</ref>
==External Links==
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Physic%20Nut.html Jatropha curcas on flowers of india]
* [http://www.new-ag.info/en/focus/focusItem.php?a=116 Jatropha: creating desert solutions]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814605001603 Chemical composition, toxic/antimetabolic constituents, and effects of different treatments on their levels]
* [http://www.jatrophabiodiesel.org/aboutJatrophaPlant.php Jatropha curcas on global authority on nonfood biodiesel crop]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]
