The Mother Nature has actually given us innumerable bounties ... some we know of and some that are still concealed in the deep secrets waiting to be revealed and waiting to improve our lives. One of these bounties is Jatropha, the physic nut. It is among the most popular herbs and the term Jatropha is actually a "genus" covering some 175 plants together. The name comes from Greek words for Iatros suggesting physician and trophe meaning nutrition. So physic nuts or jatropha curcas, from the kingdom plantae is being studied extensively for it can be put to numerous uses in our lives.
To start with, Jatropha is finding terrific acceptance all over the world as a bio-doesel. The jatropha curcas seeds can be crushed to acquire the oil and this can be used as a bio-fuel. The residues can be used as fertilizer or as a feed for electrical energy producing plants. And this enables a sustainable development. Not just the seeds, however the plant as a whole is well fit to fulfill the growing ecological concerns. And why simply the bio-diesel, it can be utilized as aviation fuel, vehicle fuel and a host of other usages from other parts of the plants. The stems of this plant find uses in basket making, ornamental purposes, and tanning leather and getting dyes. The plant even finds usage in medicines for cough, balm lotions, toothpastes, cosmetics and is even used to produce great quality paper. The plant is, for that reason, being put to practically every conceivable use possible.
Though it puts the worry of having a renewable source of energy at hands to a back burner, yet it requires to be supported and cared for to allow for a healthy plant development. And it has actually been observed that the jatropha curcas plants tax our water resources. So, they are grown in locations with lots of rainfall. This cuts the problem on the water resources, permits water conservation and human effort too. Because the irrigation investment is only one time cost of time, cash, effort and resources, it is being accepted as a sustainable alternative worldwide.
But it is not all goodie - goodie about the plant. The jatropha curcas plant has hazardous material. It has lectin, saponin, phorbol, toxalbumin curcin and is a trypsin inhibitor. In easy words, it can be harmful and in severe conditions, even deadly to consume untreated plant. The seeds have to be appropriately roasted and dealt with before being used in any consumable use. Since it has become practical to deal with the toxic material, the plant intake has also been increasing. To meet the increasing demands, the plant has to be grown through various scientific methods like in-vitro and ex-vitro proliferation. This permits quick growth and for developing disease and insect resistant varieties of the plant. And a healthy crop will imply more fuel and much better environment on the whole.
It remains in our hands to live in consistency with the nature, and it is our choices that figure out the result of the interaction we have with the nature. If we choose environment friendly products, we enhance our lives. So, choosing Jatropha can be the initial step in the wealth called environment.
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