“…In this sense, in folklore medicine the leaves, stems, roots, and seeds of different species from the genus Jatropha have gained popularity as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agents. − Several studies have focused on identifying compounds in the genus Jatropha , including phenolics such as gadain, gossypidien, isogadain, isovitexin, vitexin, 2,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-6,7-methylenedioxy-1-(3′4′-dimethoxyphenyl)naphthalene dihydroprasantalin, apigenin 7- O -neohespredoside, ferulic acid, quercetin, vicinin-II, isoorientin, and luteolin, among others . In addition, there are reports of the presence of lipophilic compounds, including terpenoids such as jatrophone, fatty acids such as linoleic and oleic acid, sterols such as lanosterol, β-sitosterol, and ζ-sitosterol, and others. In Mexico there are endemic nontoxic species of Jatropha , one of them being Jatropha platyphylla; this species grows along the Pacific coast, from the state of Sinaloa to Michoacán, where it is traditionally consumed by the local people as roasted seeds or pulp marmalades.…”