The Mother Nature has given us many bounties ... some we understand of and some that are still concealed in the deep secrets waiting to be revealed and waiting to improve our lives. Among these bounties is jatropha curcas, the physic nut. It is one of the most popular herbs and the term jatropha curcas is in fact a "genus" covering some 175 plants together. The name originates from Greek words for Iatros indicating physician and trophe meaning nutrition. So physic nuts or Jatropha, from the kingdom plantae is being studied extensively for it can be put to many uses in our everyday lives.
To begin with, Jatropha is discovering great approval all over the world as a bio-doesel. The Jatropha seeds can be squashed to get the oil and this can be used as a bio-fuel. The residues can be used as fertilizer or as a feed for electricity producing plants. And this enables for a sustainable development. Not simply the seeds, however the plant as a whole is well suited to fulfill the growing ecological concerns. And why just the bio-diesel, it can be utilized as aviation fuel, vehicle fuel and a host of other uses from other parts of the plants. The stems of this plant find uses in basket making, ornamental purposes, and tanning leather and obtaining dyes. The plant even finds use in medicines for cough, balm lotions, toothpastes, cosmetics and is even used to produce excellent quality paper. The plant is, therefore, being put to practically every imaginable usage possible.
Though it puts the worry of having a sustainable source of energy at hands to a back burner, yet it requires to be supported and looked after to permit a healthy plant growth. And it has actually been observed that the jatropha curcas plants tax our water resources. So, they are grown in areas with lots of rainfall. This cuts the burden on the water resources, allows water conservation and human effort too. Because the watering financial investment is just one time expenditure of time, money, effort and resources, it is being accepted as a worldwide.
But it is not all gift - goodie about the plant. The jatropha curcas plant has toxic material. It has lectin, saponin, phorbol, toxalbumin curcin and is a trypsin inhibitor. In basic words, it can be damaging and in severe conditions, even deadly to take in untreated plant. The seeds need to be appropriately roasted and dealt with before being used in any consumable use. Since it has actually become possible to treat the hazardous content, the plant intake has actually likewise been increasing. To satisfy the increasing needs, the plant has to be grown through numerous scientific techniques like in-vitro and ex-vitro proliferation. This enables for quick development and for developing disease and pest resistant varieties of the plant. And a healthy crop will indicate more fuel and much better environment on the whole.
It remains in our hands to live in harmony with the nature, and it is our options that figure out the result of the interaction we have with the nature. If we pick environment friendly products, we improve our lives. So, picking Jatropha can be the initial step in improving the wealth called environment.
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