Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Peanut oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the kernels of one or more cultivated varieties of Arachis hypogaea (family Leguminosae). Peanut oil is used as a solvent for intramuscular injections and in the preparation of foods. It is composed primarily of oleic acid, linoleic acid, and palmitic acid.[1]