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Taxonomy:
Kingdom : Plantae
Division :
Embryophyta
Class
: Spermatopsida
Order
: Malpighiales
Family
: Euphorbiaceae
Genus
: Jatropha
Chemical Constituents:
Three deoxypreussomerins, palmarumycins CP1, JC1
and JC2, four
diterpenoids six compounds, tetradecyl-(E)-ferulate,
3-O-(Z)-coumaroyl oleanolic acid, heudelotinone,
epi-isojatrogrossidione, 2alpha-hydroxy-epi-isojatrogrossidione,
and 2-methyanthraquinone,
a-amyrin,
stigmasterol,
campesterol,
beta-sitosterol,leaves
contain rare C-Glucosyl-flavonoids like isovitexin and vitexin.
From the seeds mono- and disaccharides like saccharose, raffinose,
stachyose, glucose, fructose, galactose are known, but also
protein (mostly lectins), and an oil, largely of oleic- and
linoleic-acids, curcasin, arachidic-, linoleic-, myristic-,
oleic-, palmitic-, and stearic-acids,
alkaloids including
Jatrophine, Jatropham and curcain, apigenin, vitexin and
isovitexin, Phorbol esters, Fatty
acids, Methyl esters
Part
used :
leaves
Reference:
Chemical Constitutents :
Anti hyperglycemic activity:
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