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Cecil replies: The official word is that potassium nitrate (KNO3), more commonly employed as an ingredient in gunpowder, has no therapeutic value as an anaphrodisiac, contrary to legend. Cecil of course believes this. Still, when you look at what the stuff does do, you can see where the idea got started. Saltpeter can cause relaxation of involuntary muscle fiber (for which reason it's used to treat asthma) and it's occasionally prescribed to lower body temperature in cases of fever.
The Uses of Sodium Nitrate-NaNo3. Sodium nitrate-NaNo3 has been used industrially in a number of work fields ranging from agriculture to food industry. Serving the agricultural purposes, Sodium nitrate-NaNo3 is used to make fertilizers.odium nitrate-NaNo3 is also known as Chile saltpeter or Peru saltpeter since the compound is found in large amount in these two countries. Among the other nitrate minerals, Sodium nitrate-NaNo3 is found to be the most abundant category.