Jatropha Bush [Close Up]

Creator

David Baxter

Slide ID

CV-81-201

_pkUnique ID

CV81201

Slide Date

1981

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Island

San Nicolau

Identifier

CV81201

Date

1981

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.

Keywords

medicine; horticulture; herbalism;

Social Theme

Horticulture

Notes

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

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Box

1

Folder

5

Image Dimensions

3462 × 5254

Software

VueScan

Date Time Scanned

8-5-2012 12:00 AM

Color Space

RGB

File Size

11.1

Document Type

Image

Recommended Citation

Baxter, David, "Jatropha Bush [Close Up]" (1981). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 405.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/405

Province or Jurisdiction

Ribera Brava / Panja