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Sal tree resin is known as sal dammar or Indian dammar, [23] ṛla in Sanskrit. It is used as an astringent in Ayurvedic medicine, [24] burned as incense in Hindu ceremonies, and used to caulk boats and ships. [23] Sal seeds and fruit are a source of lamp oil and vegetable fat. The seed oil is extracted from the seeds and used as cooking oil ...
Because of this, it is known as sal fat or sal butter. The oil is used as cooking oil after refining. The oil contains 35-45% stearic acid, an 18-carbon saturated fatty acid, and 40-45% oleic acid, which is a mono unsaturated fatty acid, with 18 carbon atoms. The refined oil is used as substitute for cocoa butter in chocolate manufacturing.
A saltwater used in the preservation of food. Butter salt: Seasoned salt with butter flavouring. Celery salt. Salt seasoned with celery seeds. Cooking salt. A coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table. Curing salt. A salt containing sodium nitrite, used in the preservation of meats. [1] Cyclic salt: Any salt deposited by the wind ...
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Tapari is nowadays also used in urban fast food stalls in cities like Kathmandu. [12] [13] It requires practice and skill to build Tapari. There are three types of leaf plates/utensils. Tapari is the biggest of all, is curved and made of green Sal tree leaves. Duna is a bowl designed to hold liquids much easily.
The tallest documented tropical angiosperm is a 100.8 m (331 ft) Shorea faguetiana found in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, in Sabah, Malaysia ().In Sabah's Tawau Hills National Park, at least five other species of the genus have been measured to be over 80 m (260 ft) tall: S. argentifolia, S. gibbosa, S. johorensis, S. smithiana, and S. superba. [3]
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 ...
Shorea obtusa is a deciduous tropical tree, growing 10–30 m (30–100 ft) tall. It flowers from January to July; the distinctive yellow flowers droop in clusters, with long narrow petals. [ 5 ] It grows stunted in savannas .