The Nature has actually offered us countless bounties ... some we know of and some that are still concealed in the deep mysteries waiting to be exposed 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 in fact a "genus" covering some 175 plants together. The name originates from Greek words for Iatros suggesting physician and trophe significance nutrition. So physic nuts or jatropha curcas, from the kingdom plantae is being widely for it can be put to lots of usages in our every day lives.
To start with, jatropha curcas is discovering great approval 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 utilized as fertilizer or as a feed for electrical energy generating plants. And this enables a sustainable development. Not just the seeds, however the plant as a whole is well fit to satisfy the growing ecological concerns. And why just the bio-diesel, it can be used as aviation fuel, auto fuel and a host of other usages from other parts of the plants. The stems of this plant find usages in basket making, ornamental functions, and tanning leather and acquiring dyes. The plant even finds use in medicines for cough, balm lotions, tooth pastes, cosmetics and is even used to produce excellent quality paper. The plant is, therefore, being put to almost every thinkable use 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 cared for to enable a healthy plant growth. And it has been observed that the jatropha curcas plants tax our water resources. So, they are grown in areas with plenty of rains. This cuts the concern on the water resources, enables water conservation and human effort too. Because the watering investment is just one time expenditure of time, money, effort and resources, it is being accepted as a sustainable choice worldwide.
But it is not all goodie - goodie about the plant. The Jatropha plant has hazardous material. It has lectin, saponin, phorbol, toxalbumin curcin and is a trypsin inhibitor. In easy words, it can be damaging and in severe conditions, even deadly to take in without treatment plant. The seeds have to be properly roasted and treated before being used in any consumable usage. Since it has actually become feasible to treat the hazardous material, the plant consumption has actually also been increasing. To meet the increasing needs, the plant has to be grown through numerous clinical methods like in-vitro and ex-vitro propagation. This allows for quick development and for establishing illness and pest resistant varieties of the plant. And a healthy crop will suggest more fuel and better environment on the whole.
It is in our hands to reside in harmony with the nature, and it is our options that figure out the outcome of the interaction we have with the nature. If we pick environment friendly items, we improve our lives. So, selecting Jatropha can be the primary step in enhancing the wealth called environment.
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