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  • Economic Botany: Oil Yielding Plants, Cereals, Pulses, Spices, Beverages & Medicinal Uses

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    The document discusses various economic plants categorized into oil yielding plants, cereals and millets, pulses, spices, beverages, and medicinal plants. Key plants mentioned include groundnut, sunflower, rice, jowar, pigeon pea, bengal gram, pepper, cloves, cardamom, coffee, tea, cocoa, adathoda, ephedra, sandalwood, ocimum, gooseberry, madhunashini, and dryopteris. For each plant, the document mentions their botanical name, family, economic part used, and use.

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    The document discusses various economic plants categorized into oil yielding plants, cereals and millets, pulses, spices, beverages, and medicinal plants. Key plants mentioned include groundnut, sunflower, rice, jowar, pigeon pea, bengal gram, pepper, cloves, cardamom, coffee, tea, cocoa, adathoda, ephedra, sandalwood, ocimum, gooseberry, madhunashini, and dryopteris. For each plant, the document mentions their botanical name, family, economic part used, and use.

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    Economic Botany: Oil Yielding Plants, Cereals, Pulses, Spices, Beverages & Medicinal Uses

    Încărcat de

    Ananth Kulkarni
    The document discusses various economic plants categorized into oil yielding plants, cereals and millets, pulses, spices, beverages, and medicinal plants. Key plants mentioned include groundnut, sunflower, rice, jowar, pigeon pea, bengal gram, pepper, cloves, cardamom, coffee, tea, cocoa, adathoda, ephedra, sandalwood, ocimum, gooseberry, madhunashini, and dryopteris. For each plant, the document mentions their botanical name, family, economic part used, and use.

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    ECONOMIC BOTANY

    By B.N.SUNIL DAYAKAR HOD OF BIOLOGY, SCPUC

    OIL YIELDING PLANTS


    GROUNDNUT
    Arachis hypogea Papilionaceae Seeds Groundnut oil used as a edible oil in cooking. Inferior grade oil is used in manufacture of soap and lubricants. Oil cake is used as food for cattle.

    OIL YIELDING PLANTS


    SUNFLOWER
    Helianthus annus Asteraceae Seeds Sunflower oil used as a edible oil in cooking. Oil cake is used as food for cattle.

    CEREALS AND MILLETS


    RICE
    Oryza sativa Poaceae Grains(seeds) Staple food which is a source of energy (carbohydrate). Hay is used as fodder for cattle.

    CEREALS AND MILLETS


    JOWAR
    Sorghum vulgare Poaceae Grains Staple food as source of energy. Straw used as fodder for cattle.

    PULSES
    PIGEON PEA
    Cajanus cajan Papilionaceae Seeds, pericarp,leaves Seeds used as a source of protein. Pericarp and leaves used as fodder for cattle

    PULSES
    BENGAL GRAM
    Cicer arietinum Papilionaceae Seeds, pericarp,leaves Seeds used as a source of protein. Pericarp and leaves used as fodder for cattle

    SPICES
    PEPPER
    Piper nigrum Piperaceae Fruits Dried berry fruits used as flavouring agent in the preparation of pickles, curry, etc to provide aromatic odour and pungent taste

    SPICES
    CLOVES
    Syzigium aromaticum Myrtaceae Dried unopened flower buds Used as flavouring agent in curries, pickles, sweet dishes etc. Clove oil used as medicine for toothache.

    SPICES
    CARDAMOM
    Elettaria cardamomum Zingiberaceae Dry capsule and seeds Used as flavouring agent in curries, sweet dishes etc.

    BEVERAGES
    COFFEE
    Coffea arabica Rubiaceae Seeds Coffee powder contains an alkaloid caffeine which acts as a stimulant, hence used as a nonalcoholic beverage.

    BEVERAGES
    TEA
    Thea sinensis Theaceae Young leaves and bud Leaves contain an alkaloid theine, hence used as a nonalcoholic beverage.

    BEVERAGES
    COCOA
    Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Seeds Seeds contain an alkaloid theobromine, used in preparing beverage drink and also in the preparation of chocolates.

    MEDICINAL PLANTS
    ADATHODA
    Adathoda vasica Acanthaceae Leaves Leaves contain an alkaloid vascine used in the preparation of cough syrup and tablets for bronchitis and asthma.

    MEDICINAL PLANTS
    EPHEDRA
    Ephedra gerardiana Ephedraceae Stem Stem contains alkaloid ephedrine used in preparation of syrup for cough, bronchitis and asthma

    MEDICINAL PLANTS
    SANDAL WOOD
    Santalum album Santalaceae Heart wood Sandalwood paste used in the treatment of gonorrhoea, as anti-inflammatory and antiseptic for skin diseases.

    MEDICINAL PLANTS
    OCIMUM
    Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae Leaves Leaf extract used for cough, cold and fever. As antihelminthic to expel intestinal worms.

    MEDICINAL PLANTS
    GOOSEBERRY
    Phyllanthus emblica Euphorbiaceae Fruits Fruits are rich in Vitamin C and used in the treatment of scurvy, also used as diuretic and blood purifier.

    MEDICINAL PLANTS
    MADHUNASHINI
    Gymnema sylvestre Asclepiadaceae Leaves Leaves contain gymnemic acid which has antidiabetic properties, hence used to control blood glucose level.

    MEDICINAL PLANTS
    DRYOPTERIS
    Dryopteris filix-mas Polypodiaceae Rhizome Extract of rhizome contains mucilaginous substance used as vermifuge to expel worms like tapeworm and roundworm from intestine.

    MORE PLANTS MORE LIFE


    LIVE AND LET LIVE

    Ravenala

    Plumeria alba

    Ladies finger

    Oleander

    Cotton

    Rauwolfia

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