''Jatropha macrantha'', also called the ''huanarpo macho'', is a medium size shrubby tree species in the genus ''

Jatropha ''Jatropha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words ἰατρός (''iatros''), meaning "physician", and τροφή (''trophe''), meaning "nutrition", hence the common name ph ...

'' with orange red flowers. It is indigenous to Peru. It is as popular in Peru as Muira Puama is in Brazil.

Catechin Catechin is a flavan-3-ol, a type of secondary metabolite providing antioxidant roles in plants. It belongs to the subgroup of polyphenols called flavonoids. The name of the catechin chemical family derives from ''catechu'', which is the tannic ...

, catechin-7-O-β-glucopyranoside and

procyanidin B3 Procyanidin B3 is a B type proanthocyanidin. Procyanidin B3 is a catechin dimer (catechin-(4α→8)-catechin). Natural occurrences It can be found in red wine, in barley, in beer, in peach or in ''Jatropha macrantha'', the Huanarpo Macho. Hea ...

can be found in Huanarpo Macho.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,

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rainforest-database.com
macrantha Flora of Peru Plants described in 1865 {{Euphorbiaceae-stub