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Plasma
Power crushes seeds of the Pungam/Karanja
tree, to extract Plasma Karanja™
Oil. The Karanja tree (Pongammia
glabra syn Pongammia Pinnata)
is found through out India and has
been used for over a thousand years
for its medicinal properties.
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Plasma Karanja™
Oil
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Plasma
Karanja™ Oil is
widely used as a pesticide.
Foliar sprays of karanja
oil are effective against
hosts of pests.
Field experiments conducted
during the period of December
2000 to February 2001;
by the Fredrick Institute
of Plant Protection and
Toxicology (FIPPAT now
known as IIBAT); concluded
that foliar applications
of Plasma Karanja Oil
@ 5 milliliters / hectare
were effective in controlling
the sucking pests of okra.
The study concluded that
foliar applications of
Plasma Karanja Oil @ 5
milliliteres / hectare
was effective in controlling
the sucking pests of okra.
Field
trials of mixtures of
Plasma
Neem Oil and Karanja
Oil have shown excellent
results against pests
and even viruses. Karanja
oil-resin soap sprays
having a concentration
of 2% have been reported
to be effective against
the nymph and adult stages
of the green bug of coffee.
The active
ingredient in karanja
oil is the liminoid karanjin.
Each batch of Plasma Karanja
Oil is tested by High
Performance Liquid Chromatography
(HPLC) to certify that
the karanjin content is
above 20,000 ppm or 2%.
Plasma Karanja Oil is
further tested by TLC
to ascertain the absence
of aflatoxin.
Karanja
Oil - Other Beneficial
Uses
Karanja
Oil is also used in leather
dressing, soap making
and in the manufacture
of lubricants. Pharmaceutical
preparations based on
Karanja oil are used for
treating skin diseases
including scales, herpes
and leucoderma.
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| Toxicity
Data |
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oil with a minimum karanjin content
of 20,000 ppm (2%) was subjected
to acute oral rat, acute dermal
rat and irritation to mucous membrane
rabbit as per OECD protocols under
GLP.
The
results of the studies could be
summarised as follows :
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oral rat |
>4000
mg/kg |
| Acute dermal rat |
>2000 mg/kg |
| Irritation to
mucous membrane
rabbit |
:non-irritant |
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From the above data it is clear
that Plasma Karanja Oil due to
its very low toxicity, is safe
and does not pose a threat to
mammals. (Studies conducted by
Frederick Institute of Plant Protection
and Toxicology (FIPPAT now known
as IIBAT), an internationally
recognised facility for the evaluation
of pesticides)
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