Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
593 Castor Oil Plant Seed Industrial The seed contains 35 - 55% of a drying oil. As well as being used in cooking, it is an ingredient in a wide range of commodities including imitation leather, soaps, polishes, flypapers, paints and varnishes. It is also used as a lubricant and for lighting and as an ingredient in fuels for precision engines. The oil is used in coating fabrics and other protective coverings, in the manufacture of high-grade lubricants, transparent typewriter and printing inks, in textile dyeing (when converted into sulphonated Castor Oil or Turkey-Red Oil, for dyeing cotton fabrics with alizarine) and in the production of 'Rilson', a polyamide nylon-type fibre. The dehydrated oil is an excellent drying agent which compares favourably with tung oil and is used in paints and varnishes. The hydrogenated oil is utilized in the manufacture of waxes, polishes, carbon paper, candles and crayons. 7,977
594 Castor Oil Plant Stem Fibre A fibre for making ropes is obtained from the stems. 7,977
595 Castor Oil Plant Leaf Environmental The leaves have insecticidal properties. 7,977
596 Chaya Leaf Food Young chaya leaves and shoots are cooked and eaten, alone or in combination with other vegetables and meat in stews and soups. The leaves are only rarely eaten raw as fresh greens. 7,993
597 Chaya Leaf Feed (Forage/Fodder) Chaya is also used as forage for domestic animals. 7,993
598 Chaya Leaf Medicinal Medicinally, chaya has numerous characteristics, ranging from the ability to strengthen fingernails and darken graying hair. It is also used to cure alcoholism, diabetics, insomnia, skin disorders, venereal diseases, gout, scorpion stings and to improve brain function and memory. 7,993
599 False White Teak Wood Industrial The wood of T. nudiflora is used for light construction, household implements, matches, packing cases and for rotary veneer. In India it is used for drums and carving. 7,995
600 False White Teak Seed Industrial The seed yields an oil. 7,995
601 Hairy Mahang Bark Industrial The bark contains tannin which is used for toughening fishing nets. Nets dipped in a decoction of the bark will stand the influence of sea-water for a considerable time. In Indonesia and the Philippines, the kino tapped from the bark is used as a glue, particularly for fastening together parts of musical instruments. The timber is not used on a large scale, but in Sumatra it is used to make ladders for picking pepper and in the Philippines wooden shoes are made from it, whereas in Malaysia it serves to build temporary houses. The bark is used for making food containers in Sumatra. 8,008
602 Hairy Mahang Root Medicinal The medicinal uses are numerous. In the Philippines, the powdered root is used as an emetic to treat fever, and a decoction of the root against haemoptysis. 8,008
603 Hairy Mahang Root Medicinal The leaves have been used internally to treat dysentery and as an abortifacient. In Peninsular Malaysia, pounded leaves are applied to wounds, and an infusion of the root internally to treat fever. In Brunei smoke from burning leaves is considered a general ailment of the body. 8,008
604 Hairy Mahang Leaf Beverages Bark and leaves are widely utilized in the Philippines in the preparation of a fermented drink called "basi" made from sugar cane. The addition of leaves of M. tanarius stimulates the fermentation of sugar cane molasses, and consequently increases the alcoholic yield of the beverage prepared from it. 8,008
605 Jatropha Seed Industrial It is a source of oil that is traditionally used for soap production and as a source of energy. The oil-rich seeds and seed oil are used as purgative and to expel internal parasites, although their application often leads to strong irritation of the gastro-intestinal tract or even poisoning. The oil is used as an ingredient of hair conditioners. Traditionally, it is used for the manufacture of candles and soap. 8,017
606 Jatropha Root Medicinal A decoction of the roots is a cure for diarrhoea and gonorrhoea. In Madagascar a decoction of the leaves and roots is taken to treat malaria. Dried and pulverized root bark is made into poultices and is taken internally to expel worms and to treat jaundice. 8,017
607 Jatropha Seed Oil (Fuel) The seed oil is not edible as it contains toxic compounds. Traditionally, it is used for the manufacture of candles and soap, as lamp oil and as fuel for cooking. Jatropha curcas is increasingly planted for bio-fuel purposes. The oil is either used directly in adapted engines powering local grain mills, oil presses, water pumps and small generators, or first refined by trans-esterification with methanol or ethanol to produce regular fuel suitable for high-performance diesel engines. 8,017
608 Jatropha Leaf Industrial Leaf sap yields a black dye or ink that is said to be indelible. 8,017
609 Jatropha Whole Ornamental Hybrids of Jatropha curcas and other Jatropha species are grown as ornamentals. 8,017
610 Jumping-seed tree Wood Industrial The wood is soft, pale coloured, light in weight and tough, but not durable; it is used for tool handles and farm implements. S. ellipticum is a source of firewood and is used to produce charcoal. 8,031
611 Jumping-seed tree Leaf Medicinal Leaves and roots are used to treat mumps. 8,031
612 Jumping-seed tree Whole Ornamental The attractive trees are suitable for planting in amenity areas. 8,031