Jatropha is easy to grow with minimum care, maturing in two years. However, unlike malunggay which is gaining preferable status over tubang-bakod (kasla), Jatropha is left with poisonous waste after oil extraction, while all parts of the Malunggay plant are used. Toxicity / Poisoning

Leucas aspera is a plant species within the genus Leucas and the family Lamiaceae. Although the species has many different common names depending on the region in which it is located, it is most commonly known as Thumbai or Thumba. Found throughout India, it is known for its various uses in the fields of medicine and agriculture. [1]

This plant is widespread in the Philippines and is commonly grown in and about towns as a hedge. Typically a lowland plant, it is practically absent above 1000 m altitudes in the interior parts of our region. Introduced in the Philippines from Mexico during the Spanish colonial times. Presently distributed all over the tropics.

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

2018年6月4日 · The tuba-tuba or jatropha is a low maintenance plant and can grow almost any kind of soil, whether ordinary, rocky, sandy, or gravely soil and can easily adapt to any kind of weather. As an herbal medicine, the sap of the jathropa includes among its components an alkaloid called jatrophine which is believed to have anti-cancer properties.

Jatropha curcas L. commonly known as Tuba-tuba is one of the poisonous plant species in the Philippines. It contains phytotoxins that are said to be dangerous when ingested. Thus, the researchers came up with this idea of using this toxic property of this plant in preparing pesticides against common domestic pests.

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).

2024年6月23日 · Kasla plant or tubang-bakod is a smooth, glabrous, erect, branched shrub 2 to 5 meters high. Branches are stout, cylindric, and green. Leaves are entire, orbicular-ovate, angular or somewhat 3-...

Family: Euphorbiaceae spurge; euphorbes: Common name: Tubang Bakod (Filipino); Big purge nut; Physic nut; Barbados nut (English) Local name: Kasla: Indication:

Family: Euphorbiaceae: Common name: tubang-bakod, kirisol, tangan-tangan-tuba (Tag.); purging nut tree, bed bug plant, big purge nut, bubble bush, physic nut tree ...