EU_Declaration_91014.pdf
Botanical Name: Arachis hypogeae Common name: Nut Read More
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Botanical Name: |
Arachis hypogeae |
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Common name: |
Nut, Moongfali |
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Plant family: |
Fabaceae |
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Genus: |
Arachis |
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Appearance/Color: |
Colorless to yellowish |
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Origin |
India |
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Source |
Kernel |
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Method of Extraction |
Cold Pressed |
Arachis hypogaea, also known as peanut, groundnut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, pindas, jack nut, pinder, manila nut, and monkey nut, is the source of peanut oil. Since peanut oil is pressed from peanuts, it has been questioned whether peanut oil contains peanut allergens. However, highly refined peanut oil is different from peanuts when it comes to allergy, because it undergoes a refining process in which it is purified, bleached, and deodorized, and it is generally believed that it is not allergenic. Arachis oil is a refined oil from peanuts Arachis hypogaea. It is primarily used as a laxative and given as an enema. It lubricates and softens impacted feces. It is also used as an excipient for many pharmaceutical products, including dimercaprol, colpermin, natural and synthetic sex steroids, and many skin creams such as zinc, castor oil, and calamine; it is a constituent of some infant shampoos used for cradle cap and for chlorhexadine Weeks. Refined peanut oil appears to carry little or no risk of allergy, but there remains a small risk that it may sensitize individuals to allergenic peanut proteins. Peanut oil uses include cooking and frying oil, preparation of shortenings, margarines, and mayonnaise. Some salad oil use is found, and use in pourable dressings is good because of the length of time solids are held in suspension in the oil. However, peanut oil does not meet the strict terminology for salad oil because it solidifies at 0–3 °C. As a cooking oil, especially in deep-fat frying, groundnut oil is excellent since it has a smoke point of 229.4 °C. Refined groundnut oil is odorless, whereas crude oil usually has a nut-like aroma. Groundnut oil develops few off-flavors or odors in use as a frying oil, but degradation of glycerides during frying results in the increase of free fatty acids (FFA) and a decrease in smoke point.
Essential oils are distilled from the aromatic leaves, bark, and roots of plants. If applied to the skin directly, they can cause reactions, such as severe irritation, redness or burning.
Carrier oils and essential oils are made from plants. Carrier oils are used to dilute essential oils and “carry” them to skin. That’s because essential oils are potent and can cause irritation when applied directly to skin. Most carrier oils are unscented or lightly scented and don’t interfere with an essential oil’s therapeutic properties. They may be used alone or with other oils to nourish skin.
Carrier oils are used to dilute the essential oils and help “carry” them into the skin. Aloe vera gels and unscented body lotion are also sometimes used as carriers.
To be used in aromatherapy, it is recommended that the oil is obtained through cold pressing. In this process, the oil is extracted by crushing the plants. Users claim that the fragile nutrients in the oil can be damaged if they are extracted with heat. Venkatramna’s carrier Oils are extracted from the Cold Pressed method to retain their properties.
Common Usage: Aromatherapy
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Safety Summary
· Hazards Not Known
· Contraindications: Not Known
Organ Specific Effects
· Adverse skin reaction: No Information Found
· Reproductive Toxicity: No Information Found
Systemic Effects
· Acute Toxicity: No information found.
· Antioxidant/pro-oxidant activity: No Data Available
· Carcinogenic/anti carcinogenic potential: No Data Available
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Toxicity
· Acute fish toxicity: LC50 / 96 HOUR – No data available
· Toxicity to aquatic plants – No data available
· Toxicity to microorganisms – No data available
· Toxicity threshold – No data available
· Persistence and degradability: Biodegradation is expected
· Bio-accumulative potential: Bioaccumulation is unlikely
· Mobility in soil: Unknown
Avoid exposure to marine environments and waterways
