Jatropha Podagrica Plant 🪴

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Jatropha podagrica also known as 'Buddha Belly Plant' is a succulent plant which is usually grown as ornamental plant, it's very medicinal plant & very useful to humans, because the latex of Jatropha contains an alkaloid that's known as 'Jatrophine' which is believed to have an anti-cancer properties.

It's also used for some skin diseases, rheumatism & for sores on domestic livestock 'animals'. Also the white latex serves as a disinfectant in the mouth infections in children.

Please this is not a medical advice, kindly consult your physcisian before use.

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Quite a useful plant to human! Thank you for sharing.