Oil Yeilding Plants

Olive oil is a fat obtained from the olive (the fruit of Olea

europaea Family), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean
Basin. The oil is produced by pressing whole olives.
It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals,
and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps. Olive oil is used
throughout the world, but especially in
the Mediterranean countries
Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil compressed
from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds. Sunflower oil is
commonly used in food as a frying oil, and
in cosmetic formulations as anemollient. Sunflower oil was first
industrially produced in 1835 in the Russian Empire.[1][2] The
world's largest sunflower oil producers now
are Ukraine, Russia and Argentina.[3]
Sunflower oil is a monounsaturated (MUFA)/polyunsaturated
(PUFA) mixture of mostly oleic acid(omega-9)-linoleic
acid (omega-6) group of oils. The oil contains appreciable
quantities of vitamin E
Hazelnut
A hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and is also known
as cobnut or filbert nut according to species. A cob is roughly
spherical to oval, about 15–25 mm long and 10–15 mm in
diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell.
The nut falls out of the husk when ripe, about seven to eight
months after pollination. The kernel of the seed is edible and used
raw or roasted, or ground into a paste. Hazelnuts are also used
for livestock feed, as arechestnuts and acorns. The seed has a
thin, dark brown skin, which is sometimes removed before
cooking.Hazelnut oil, pressed from hazelnuts, is strongly
flavoured and used as a cooking oil.
Hazelnuts are rich in protein and unsaturated fat. Moreover, they
contain significant amounts of vitamin B6, as well as smaller amounts
of other B vitamins.

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) is a shrub which is native to the

Sonoran, Mojave and Baja
California deserts of Arizona, California, and Mexicoand the
southernmost portion of the California Floristic Province. It is the
sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order
Caryophyllales. It's also known as goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild
hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bush.[3] Jojoba is
grown commercially for its oil, a liquid wax ester, extracted from
the seed. The plant has also been used to combat and prevent
desertification in theThar Desert in India.
Watermelon seed oil is extracted by pressing from the seeds of
the Citrullus vulgaris(watermelon). Watermelons probably
originated almost 5,000 years ago in the Kalahari Desert of Africa
where botanists have found its wild ancestors still
growing. Traditionally, the seeds are extracted from the seed
casing, and dried in the sun. Once dried, the seeds are pressed to
extract the oil. The high content of omega acids & Linoleic acid
within the oil assist in the removal of excess sebum within the skin
ensuring the skin is cleansed. The oil from the watermelon seeds
can be used to dissolve the oil build up in the pores. So it is best
for oily skin.
Medicinal plants
Aloe vera is a succulent plant species that is found only in
cultivation, having no naturally occurring populations, although
closely related aloes do occur in northern Africa. The species is
frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine since the
beginning of the first century AD. Extracts from Aloe Vera are
widely used in the cosmetics and alternative medicine industries,
being marketed as variously having rejuvenating, healing, or
soothing properties.

Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the

plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine,
or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae).
Other notable members of this plant family
are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger is indigenous
to southern China, from whence it is spread to the Spice
Islandsand other parts of Asia. It Is Also Grown In India.

Ashoka is one of the most legendary and sacred trees of India,

and one of the most fascinating flowers in the Indian range of
flower essences. Ashok is a Sanskrit word meaning without grief
or that which gives no grief. Indigenous to India, Burma and
Malaya, it is an erect tree, small and evergreen, with a smooth,
grey-brown bark. The crown is compact and shapely. Flowers are
usually to be seen throughout the year, but it is in January and
February that the profusion of orange and scarlet clusters turns
the tree into an object of startling beauty. Pinned closely on to
every branch and twig, these clusters consist of numerous, small,
long-tubed flowers which open out into four oval lobes. Yellow
when young, they become orange then crimson with age and
from the effect of the sun's rays. From a ring at the top of each
tube spread several long, half-white, half-crimson, stamens which
give an hairy appearance to the flower clusters. In strong contrast
to these fiery blooms is the deep-green, shiny foliage. The foot-
long leaves each have four, five or six pairs of long, wavy-edged,
leaflets. Young leaves are soft, red and limp and remain pendent
even after attaining full size. 

Tulsi

The plant Tulsi or Holy Basil (Botanical name Ocimum Sanctum)

belongs to family Lamiaceae. It is a tropical plant which grows as weed
and also cultivated. Tulsi is worshipped by Hindus and is an important
symbol of Hindu religion. It is a very common sight to find Tulsi
Vrindavan (A special structure where tulsi is grown) in houses of
Hindus. The tulsi shrub is an erect plant which grows to a height of 50
to 60 cm tall. It has hairy stems, opposite ovate leaves and purple
flowers. Leaves have strong scent. There are two types of tulsi

 Krishna tulsi – Has purple leaves

 Shri tulsi – Has Green leaves

Texts of ayurveda describe the properties of tulsi as follows. It is light

to digest and dries tissue secretions. Tulsi tastes hot and bitter. Leaves,
flowers, seeds and roots of Tulsi are used in ayurvedic preparations.