Jatropha spp and its uniqueness

Hola beautiful STEEMians, trust our day is going smoothly.

This morning after normal routine, I decided to walk around our garden at home, then I realized that there is one particular plant we use as alternative for vegetables. One of the major thing I was told when growing up about the plant's leave is that, it has spiky leaves and that when you come in contact with the leaf/plant, your body will begin to scratch you. So, since that time, I tagged the plant not to be a good plant.

The funniest thing about this plant is that everybody do talk about it that it is sweet when cooked but it is rarely consume.
Then, I begin to ask why???

So, i'll like to share with you guys some of my findings about the plant.

The plant has several names, I think that should give us a glimpse about it uniqueness. The plant is called Ugu Jerusalem, the Yorubas call it by Efo Iyana-Ipaja, the Igbos call it Ugu-Oyinbo, and the pidgin English is "Hospital too far". It scientific name is Jatropha tajorensis.
I mean by now you should be wondering why all these name for just one plant.

The plant have been in our garden for about a decade and the major thing we use it for at home is to cook - source as vegetable. This plant is majorly consume by people from the western region of Nigeria. One of is name "Hospital too far" implies one of it's uniqueness as a healing plant. It has numerous benefit which time will not permit me so share unless you guys want me to write a book on it.

It could serve as a super antioxidant herb, it is excellent in knocking off free radicals and STEMming the harm on vital organs resulting from oxidative stress.
It can be use in treatment of diabetic, malaria, hypertension, it also serve as a blood building herb(for anemia). It support spermatogenesis.
It could be use as a preservative for food/drink, it is use for skin infection, mouth infection and many more.

PLEASE, let always try to appreciate the little things we have around us. Who knows? it could be the solution to some of the things that seem difficult.

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