What is arachis oil bp used for?

Arachis oil is the oil extracted from peanuts. It is used in the form of an enema to treat faecal impaction. This severe form of constipation is common in the elderly and bedridden, and consists of immovable, compressed and hardened faeces in the bowel or rectum. Arachis oil acts by lubricating and softening the faeces, and promoting bowel movement.What is arachis oil bp used for?
Arachis oil is the oil extracted from peanuts. It is used in the form of an enema to treat faecal impaction.





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arachis oil is manufactured in France, is nearly colourless, and almost free from taste; it has been used for adulterating lard oil and olive oil. Arachis oil saponifies slowly, but yields a firm white soap with very little odour.





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Saw another one that said it's used in moisuriser as well...!What is arachis oil bp used for?
It is often used on babies scalps to soften the hard stuff under the hair, can't remember what you call it.


it can also be used for giving enemas with paraldehyde in them to babies who are fitting.
yes, as the others have said, it is used as an enema. But after two hours you might need to follow that oil enema with an ordinary (eg phosphate) enema. The oil one softens , the other one helps removal......
Peanut oil is an organic oil derived from peanuts, noted to have the slight aroma and taste of its parent legume. It is often used in Southeast Asian cuisine much as olive oil is used in the Mediterranean. Peanut oil is appreciated for its high smoke point relative to many other cooking oils. Its major component fatty acids are palmitic acid (8-14%), oleic acid (36-67%), and linoleic acid (14-34%). The oil also contains some 6-8% (total) of arachidic acid, arachidonic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid and other fatty acids.





Peanut oil was used as the original source of fuel for the diesel engine.





Peanut oil is most commonly used when baking foods, particularly french fries.





Commercial peanut oil will not cause an allergic reaction because the allergen is a protein, not a fat; however, organic and cold pressed oils will.