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Oil made from the seeds, known as pongamia oil, has been used as lamp oil, in soapmaking, and as a lubricant. The oil has a high content of triglycerides . Its disagreeable taste and odor are due to bitter flavonoid constituents, including karanjin , pongamol, tannin , and karanjachromene . [ 11 ]
The Hasdeo River runs through the Hasdeo Arand forest. Hasdeo Arand is a forest in the state of Chhattisgarh in central India. The forest is 170,000 hectares in area and is home to a diverse ecology and adivasi communities such as the Gonds. [1] It is on top of the Hasdeo Arand coalfield in the north of Chhattisgarh.
Pongamia oil is derived from the seeds of the Millettia pinnata tree, which is native to tropical and temperate Asia. Millettia pinnata, also known as Pongamia pinnata or Pongamia glabra, is common throughout Asia and thus has many different names in different languages, many of which have come to be used in English to describe the seed oil derived from M. pinnata; Pongamia is often used as ...
Gulmohar ("Fire of the Forest",Flamboyant, Royal Peacock flower, Royal Gold Mohur or Fire tree, Mayaram மயரம் in Tamil,Neruppukkondrai Maram in Tamil, Shima Sankesula in Telugu, Krishnachura in Bengali and Gulmohr-गुलमोहर in Marathi) -- Delonix (or Poinciana) regia, commonly called "turrai " in Telugu
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Share-Alike 4.0 (most text also dual-licensed under GFDL) Media licensing varies The Marathi Wikipedia ( Marathi : मराठी विकिपीडिया ) is the Marathi language edition of Wikipedia , a free and publicly editable online encyclopedia , and was launched on 1 May 2003.
The oil from the seeds of Hydnocarpus wightianus (Chaulmoogra) has been widely used in various forms of traditional Indian medicine and in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy. The oil was introduced into England by Frederic J. Mouat and it was used in its raw form both as topical and internal medicine.
Rain drops on jasmine bud. Jasminum auriculatum is a species of jasmine, in the family Oleaceae.It is found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Andaman Islands. [1] [2] Due to essential oil contained in the flowers, it is cultivated commercially in India and Thailand.