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#XL - R Botany
Ground nut oil
Botanical name-arachis hypogaea
Family-fabaceae
Uses of ground nut oil
Ground nut oil is used in cooking food.
Ground nut oil is also used in soap making, leather dressing, shaving creams, candles etc.
Groundnut cake is used as cattle feed and fertilizer as it's rich in Nitrogen
Uses of ground nut oil
Oil is used in preparation of ointments, plasters etc.
Oil is also used for preparing concentrated solutions of vitamin A, D, B1 and B2.
A synthetic fiber known as "Ardil" is obtained from peanuts which can be woven like wool and is used in textile industry
Coconut oil
Botanical name- cocos nucifera
Family- arecaceae
Plant Part Used-dried meaty endosperm of coconut
Uses of coconut oil
The coconut oil is used for both edible and industrial purposes.
Coconut oil is used in cooking food, especially in South India.
The coconut oil is used in making hair oil, shampoos, liquid soaps.
The coconut oil is an important constituent in making shaving cream face creams and other cosmetic products
Uses of coconut oil
The oil cake is used as cattle feed.
It is used for manufacture of synthetic detergents.
It is used in making safety glasses for airplanes, motor cars and production of plasticizers.
It is used to make coir fiber
Sesame oil
Botanical name- sesamum indicum
Family- Pedaliaceae
Plant Part Used-seeds
Uses of Sesame oil
It is used as salad oil or cooking oil.
It is used in the manufacture of soaps, pharmaceuticals and lubricants.
It is used as an ingredient in cosmetics, perfumes etc.
It has antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties
Uses of Sesame oil
It contains several essential fatty acids like oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and linoleic acids which are very effective in moisturizing the skin and making it soft and hydrated.
The sesame oil helps in cure of premature greying of hair.
It is helpful in improving oral health by oil pulling.
It is helpful in fighting stress and depression.
Mustard oil
Botanical name-brassica campestris
Family-brassicaceae
Plant Part Used- oil seed
Uses of mustard oil
Uses of mustard oil
It is used as massage oil for body and hair.
It is also used for making soaps, grease, synthetic rubber and plastic.
The oil cake is a good cattle feed.
The by-product of mustard is also used as manure
Castor oil
Botanical name- ricinus communis
Family-euphorbiaceae
Uses of castor oil
It is a fatty oil, used as a lubricants
Castor oil has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal, and pain-relieving properties
It can help relieve constipation, moisturize skin, it is widely used as a soap manufacturing, inks, plastics, paints, varnishes, leather preservation etc.
Oil cake is poisonous and can't be used as a cattle feed. However, it is an excellent fertilizer
