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    Extreme-Toxic Purgative, Carbuncle-Drawing & Toothache Sovereign (攻毒消肿 / 拔毒生肌止牙痛杀虫止痒大毒峻药)

    麻风树 / 膏桐 / 黄肿树 / 水膏药 — Jatropha curcas L.

    Pinyin: Máfēngshù / Gāotóng · Malay: Jarak Pagar / Pokok Jarak / Jarak Putih · Family: Euphorbiaceae (大戟科)

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    Energetics

    Cold (寒), Highly Toxic in seeds and raw latex (有大毒)

    Flavor

    Bitter, acrid, burning corrosive (苦、辛、大毒)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Stomach (胃), Large Intestine (大肠)

    Traditional Edict

    Physic Nut (Jarak Pagar). White stem latex applied dropwise for severe toothache, draws pus from deep carbuncles, destroys scabies and warts. Seeds are drastic purgatives (STRICTLY FORBIDDEN RAW INTERNALLY).

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • LETHAL SEED TOXICITY WARNING: Ingestion of 2-3 raw seeds causes violent hemorrhagic vomiting, shock, and death (Curcin toxalbumin). STRICTLY FORBIDDEN INTERNALLY. ABSOLUTELY CONTRAINDICATED IN PREGNANCY. Shield eyes from caustic latex.

    Clinical Applications

    • Acute dental pulpitis/toothache, severe suppurative cutaneous carbuncles, chronic scabies/tinea, and cutaneous verrucae (wart cauterization).

    Quality Markers

    Curcin (Toxalbumin), Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), Curcusones A-D >= 1.00% & Jatrophine (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Fresh stem latex jatrophine and proteolytic enzymes coagulate microbial proteins and anesthetize dental sensory nerves, stopping toothache instantly. 2. Curcusones exert potent bactericidal lysis. 3. Curcin toxalbumin inhibits 60S ribosomal protein synthesis.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN TOOTHACHE & CAVITY RELIEF PROTOCOL (Getah Jarak Pagar): 1 drop of fresh white stem latex applied via cotton pellet directly into toothache cavity (spit out saliva; DO NOT SWALLOW). Fresh leaf poultice for boils: 20-30 g.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. Emergency Dental Pulp Toothache Cotton Drop with Syzygium aromaticum (Clove oil). 2. Rainforest Carbuncle Pus-Drawing Poultice with Brown Sugar (External Only).

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