Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2014, Article ID 369204, 32 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/369204 Review Article Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae): A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of This Medicinal Plant Juliana Félix-Silva,1 Raquel Brandt Giordani,2 Arnóbio Antonio da Silva-Jr,1 Silvana Maria Zucolotto,2 and Matheus de Freitas Fernandes-Pedrosa1 1 Laboratorio´ de Tecnologia & Biotecnologia Farmaceuticaˆ (TecBioFar), Programa de Pos-graduac´ ¸ao˜ em Cienciasˆ Farmaceuticas(PPgCF),UniversidadeFederaldoRioGrandedoNorte(UFRN),RuaGeneralCordeirodeFarias,s/n,ˆ Petropolis,´ 59012-570 Natal, RN, Brazil 2 Laboratorio´ de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Farmacia,´ Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Rua General Cordeiro de Farias, s/n, Petropolis,´ 59012-570 Natal, RN, Brazil Correspondence should be addressed to Matheus de Freitas Fernandes-Pedrosa;
[email protected] Received 24 February 2014; Revised 1 May 2014; Accepted 1 May 2014; Published 5 June 2014 Academic Editor: Shi-Biao Wu Copyright © 2014 Juliana Felix-Silva´ et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae), widely known as “bellyache bush,” is a medicinal plant largely used throughout Africa and America. Several human and veterinary uses in traditional medicine are described for different parts and preparations based on this plant. However, critical reviews discussing emphatically its medicinal value are missing. This review aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the traditional uses, as well as the phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicity data of J.