Jatropha macrantha
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| Jatropha macrantha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Jatropheae |
| Genus: | Jatropha |
| Species: | J. macrantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Jatropha macrantha Mull. Arg (1865) | |
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Jatropha aphrodisiaca | |
Jatropha macrantha, also called the Huanarpo Macho or more recently Peruvian Viagra, is a medium size shrubby tree species in the genus Jatropha with orange red flowers. It is indigenous to Peru. Its stem wood and bark powder is considered a male aphrodisiac. It is as popular in Peru as Muira Puama is in Brazil.
Catechin, catechin-7-O-β-glucopyranoside and procyanidin B3 can be found in Huanarpo Macho.[1]
References
- ↑ Catechin derivatives in Jatropha macrantha stems: Characterisation and LC/ESI/MS/MS quali-quantitative analysis. Benavides A, Montoro P, Bassarello C, Piacente S and Pizza C, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2006, Vol. 40, No. 3, pages 639-647, doi:10.1016/j.jpba.2005.10.004
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