Jatropha Seeds Uses
Seeds
- Seeds are used to produce insecticides.
- Jatropha seed is used as a medicine for constipation.
- Oil extracted from the Jatropha seeds is used as biofuel.
Oil
- The oil is used in torches and lanterns as it burns with clean free smoke.
- The oil is used to soften the leather.
- Used as a lubricant in machinery.
- Also used for making soap.
- Because of the excellent combination of potassium, phosphorous and nitrogen, the Jatropha oil cake is used as organic manure.
Here are some of the uses of the Jatropha plant:
- The Jatropha plant produces a non-edible vegetable oil that can be used as an alternative to diesel oil. Jatropha oil has similar physicochemical characteristics to diesel and requires only minor modifications to be used in cars.
- It can also be used as an illuminant without the need for refining and burns cleanly without smoke or flame. Due to its high saponification, the oil is used to make soap in some parts of the world.
- The latex of the Jatropha plant contains jatrophine, an alkaloid material that is believed to have anti-cancer properties.
- It is used to treat skin diseases, soreness, rheumatism, and snake bites.
- The tender wing of the plant is used for cleaning, the leaf juice is used for piles, and a dark blue dye is extracted from the bark and used for clothing, fishing nets, and lines.
- The Jatropha oil cake, which is rich in potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen, is used as organic manure,
- while the leaves are consumed by silkworms.
- Additionally, Jatropha oil is used as a lubricant for machinery and to soften leather.
