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'''Dravantī''' is the dried seeds of Jatropha glandulifera. It is an evergreen shrub with stout branches and a smooth papery bark. It is found mostly in the black cotton soil of Deccan but also found in plains of northern India.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Nuts}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Latex}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Erandane danti, Simeharalu|ml=Katalaavanakku|sa=Bṛhaddantī, Vyāghrairāṇḍa, Putraśreṇī|ta=Kattamanakku, Adalai|te=Adavi Amadam, Vatti amudamu|hi=Laal Bagharend, Jangali erandi|en=Purging nut}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32667 Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.shirkebiofuels.com/jatropha-plantation-in-india/ Cultivation detail]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1223, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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