Background This study represents the first in-depth ethnobotanical study in the province of
Uíge in northern Angola and documents the traditional knowledge of the Bakongo people …

The family Euphorbiaceae is of significant importance as it comprises economically valuable
crop species such as Jatropha curcas, Manihot esculenta and Ricinus communis with …

Jatropha curcas has received great attention and national support by Mexican authorities
interested in promoting cash crops to alleviate poverty and rural crises. Thus, several states …

Jatropha curcas L.(Euphorbiaceae) is a shrub native to Mexico and Central America, which
produces seeds with a high oil content that can be converted to biodiesel. The genetic …

Abstract Background and Aims Jatropha curcas (jatropha) is an oil crop cultivated in (sub)
tropical regions around the world, and holds great promise as a renewable energy source …

Facing the worldwide increasing demand for edible oil and protein and their production
deficit in many develo** countries, we investigated the nutritional value of chuta (edible …

The objective of present study was to determine appropriate fruit harvesting stage for
Jatropha curcas L. for getting seeds with good oil content and better germination. The seeds …

El establecimiento de plantaciones con fines de producción de biocombustibles se
popularizó por su consideración como estrategia energética sostenible y limpia respecto al …

The main claim is that “For more than a decade, continuous efforts have been taken in our
labs to isolate and purify individual phorbol esters from KCakeJ……. However, neither we …

Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of phorbol esters (PEs) from Jatropha curcas L.(JC)
seed oil using methanol as the extraction solvent was optimized by response surface …