Peanut consists of 30 essential nutrients and phytonutrients. Javanese use the tips for lablab, and germinating seeds to make toge. The seeds yield a nondrying oil that has a wide range of uses including the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, soaps, cold creams, pomades and lubricants, paints. Peanuts arachis hypogaea side effects, facts, uses. Chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of arachis hypogaea. Arachis hypogaea is an annual plant with erect or prostrate stems up to 70cm long. Mani, peanut, arachis hypogaea herbal therapy an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical. The parts of this plant have several traditional medicinal uses such as the use of.
Origin, bioactivities and therapeutic uses of arachis. Peanut oil facts, health benefits and nutritional value. Arachis hypogaea peanut pfaf plant database plants for a future. Groundnut has a range of uses in traditional african medicine. Antioxidant potential and the characterization of arachis. The root system consists of a welldeveloped taproot with many lateral roots, up to 5cm deep, but generally restricted to the upper layers of the soil. The seeds yield a nondrying oil that has a wide range of uses including the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, soaps, cold creams, pomades and lubricants, paints, emulsions for insect control, and fuel for diesel engines. Arachis glabrata perennial peanut pfaf plant database. Arachis hypogaea information about medicinal uses and. Arachis hypogaea arhhyoverview eppo global database.
Peanut oil is sometimes applied directly to the skin for arthritis, joint pain, dry skin, eczema, and other. Reproduced from the series plant resources of southeast asia, vols 120 19892000, by kind permission of the prosea foundation, bogor, indonesia. Javanese use the tips for lablab, and germinating seeds to make toge ochse, 1980. The peanut or groundnut arachis hypogaea is a species in the legume family fabaceae. Ethnomedicinal uses of momordica charantia cucurbitaceae. Chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of arachis. Peanut oil is used by mouth to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease and cancer. Arachis oil definition of arachis oil by medical dictionary. Study of medicinal uses on fabaceae family at rajshahi. Plant material including the leaves is used as soil conditioner or as animal feed. Plants for a future can not take any responsibility for any. Arachis hypogaea is by far the most economically important species in this genus, but several.
There are different varieties like virgina group, spanish group, runner group, valencia group, tennessee red and tennessee white. The figures given here are the median figures of those quoted in the report. Young leaves and tips are suitable as a cooked green vegetable martin and ruberte, 1975. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on plant waste. Chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of.
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