Jatropha Bush [Close Up]

Baxter, David

Image

Description

A view of the leaves and fruit of the Jatropha bush. The shrub is poisonous but the fruit from these trees is harvested, processed, and used as a treatment for diabetes and pain relief. It has similar properties as other analgesics.

Details

Title

Jatropha Bush [Close Up]

Creator

Baxter, David

Date

1981

Other Identifiers

Local: MSS-0079-b10-f06-201

Keyword

medicine ; horticulture ; herbalism

Geographic Coverage

Ribera Brava / Panja

Type

Image

In

David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs

Note

http://biomechanism.com/natural-pain-relief-from-a-poisonous-shrub-called-jatropha-curcas/

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Record Appears in

Special Collections > David Baxter papers