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'''Darvanti''' is a species of [[Flowering plant]] in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that 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''', or '''JCL, Kananeranda, Jamal ghota''',<ref name="common names"/> etc
== Description Uses== J. curcas is a poisonous{{Uses|ulcer}}, {{Uses|tumour}}, {{Uses|scabies}}, {{Uses|wound}}, {{Uses| haemorrhoid}}, {{Uses|splenomegaly}}, semi-evergreen shrub or small tree{{Uses|skin diseases}}, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft). It is resistant to a high degree of aridity{{Uses|rheumatism}}, allowing it to be grown in deserts{{Uses|paralysis}}.<ref name="des"/>
== Uses Common names== *When jatropha seeds are crushed{{Common names|kn=Kananeranda|ml=Kattamank, 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 fuelKatalavanakku|sa=Darvanti|ta=karuvelai|te=Nepalam, while the residue (press cake) can also be used as biomass feedstock to power electricity plantsAdavi|hi=Jamal ghota|en=Physic Nut, 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 nameHabit=={{Habit|Small tree}}
===Flower==={{Flower|bisexual|2.5 cm long|bright yellow|5 petals|10 male flowers to each female flower.[18] The inflorescence can be formed in the leaf axil. Plants occasionally present hermaphroditic flowers}} ===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}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Cultivation is uncomplicated. Jatropha curcas grows in tropical and subtropical regions.[20] The plant can grow in wastelands and grows on almost any terrain, even on gravelly, sandy and saline soils. It can thrive in poor and stony soils, although new research suggests that the plant's ability to adapt to these poor soils is not as extensive as had been previously stated<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|wild forest regions}}, {{Commonly seen|dry arid regions}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Vachellia nilotica, Village Behlolpur, Punjab, India.JPGFile:Vachellia nilotica, at village Chaparr Chirri, Mohali, Punjab, India.JPGFile:Acacia-nilotica.jpgFile:Acacia nilotica, peule, a, Uniegeboutuine.jpgFile:Gum Arabic exuding.jpgFile:Babool (Acacia nilotica) trunk at Hodal W IMG 1252.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="common nameschemical composition">[httphttps://www.flowersofindiaresearchgate.net/catalogpublication/slides258697217_Chemical_composition_and_nutritional_value_of_jatropha_Jatropha_curcas_L_leaves "xtalab"]</Physic%20Nutref><ref name="Leaf">[https://en.html wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_curcas "wikipedea"Flowers of India]</ref><ref name="desHow to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwtropical.new-agtheferns.info/en/focus/focusItemviewtropical.php?aid=116 Jatropha+curcas "Jatrophatrophical plants"]</ref>
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==External Links==
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Physic%20Nut.html
http://www.new-ag.info/en/focus/focusItem.php?a=116
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814605001603
http://www.jatrophabiodiesel.org/aboutJatrophaPlant.php
[[Category:Herbs]]
