Jatropha gossypifolia, Tua-tua, Kattuamanaku, Nepalam, Simayavanakku,

Jatropha gossypifolia Linn.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms : Adenoropium gossypiifolium, Jatropha gossypiifolia,
Bisaya: Tuba-sa-budia, Tuba-tuba
Chinese: Ye lie yan ma feng shu
Creole - Medsinyen barachèn'n
English: Tua-tua, Bellyache bush,
French - Médecinier bâtard, Manioc à feuilles de cotonnier, Médicinier barachin, Petit médicinier (Haiti).
German - Bauchwehbusch
Ilicano: Balautandoiong, Tagumbau-a-nalabaga, Taua-taua
Japanese :    ヤトロファ・ゴシピフォリア  Yatorofa goshipiforia.
Javanese - Bellyache weed, French body cutter, Jarak kosta merah
Kannada: Hattielai karalu
Malayalam: Chuvannakadalavanakku, Simayavanakku
Nepalese : Laal baghandi, Sajyon.
Oriya: Rangakalo
Russian :  Ятрофа гёссипифоля  Iatrofa gessipifolia.
Sanskrit: Rakta-Vyaaghrairanda, Dravanti
Siddha / Tamil: Kattuamanaku, Stalai
Spanish :  Frailecillo (Cuba), Frailecito (Cuba), Piñón de España, San Jean del Cobre (Cuba), Túa-túa (Dominican Republic), Yuca cimarrona, Yuca morada, Yuca silvestre.
Tagalog: Lansi-lansindan
Telugu: Eema Nepala, Nepalam, Yerra Dunnagi, Erramanduga
Thai - Papaw weed, Red fig-nut flower, Sabu dang, Sabu daeng, Salot daeng, Si lot.
Uses: Leaf and seed—purgative. Leaf—antidermatosis. Bark— emmenagogue. Seed—emetic. Seed fatty oil—used in paralytic affections, also in skin diseases.
Pharmacological activity: Anticancer Diterpenoid,  Anti-inflammatory activity,  Free Radical Scavenging Potential,  Molluscicidal effect,  Toxicity and its detoxifying enzyme activities, Insecticidal activity, Antibacterial activity,  Haemostatic agent.
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