Information about the tuba-tuba plant. From cultivation of Jatropha curcas to extracting oil from the seeds of tuba-tuba and making bio-diesel.

Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely Mexico and Central America. [2] .

2024年2月10日 · The Tuba-tuba plant, scientifically known as Jatropha curcas, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is native to tropical regions of Central and South America but is now widely cultivated in various parts of the world.

2023年9月12日 · The Tuba Tuba plant (Jatropha curcas) is also known as the Castor Oil plant due to the presence of beneficial Castor oil. So, go through this entire article to learn about the Tuba Tuba plant in detail, its potential benefits, and its toxic traits.

Tuba-tuba is an erect, branched shrub usually less than one meter high. Petioles, leaf margins and inflorescences are covered with numerous, capitate-glandular hairs. Leaves are shining, smooth, palmately 3- or 5-lobed, 7 to 12 centimeters long, the lobes oblong-ovate and the younger leaves being purplish.

2022年6月1日 · Results: Jatropha curcas L. is utilized for medicinal uses and various segments of the plant contains an oil that is semi-dry which has shown to induce functional and important therapeutic...

2009年10月7日 · Tuba-tuba is a herbal medicine with a scientific name Jotropha curcas, known in the Philippines as a remedy to bruise, and sprained ankle. Yellow dye can be obtained from its roots and blue dye from the bark.

Jatropha can grow in various areas in the Philippines. It is known locally as tuba-tuba. Others call it tagumbao, tawa-tawa, kalunay, kasla and tangan-tangan. Botanist Carl Von Linne first classified the plant in 1753 and named it Jatropha curcas. Jatropha comes from the Greek words: jatros (doctor) and trophe (nutrition).

In totality, this journal review aims to collate numerous substantial findings on the medical uses and toxicological effects of a herbal plant tuba-tuba from previous researches, in order to...

2018年6月4日 · The tuba-tuba with scientific name Jatropha curcas linn belonging to the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family is a poisonous shrub that originated in Central America and has spread to other countries having tropical and subtropical climate such …