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Pongamia pinnata - Naktamala
Naktamala is a species of tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native in tropical and temperate Asia including parts of Indian subcontinent, China, Japan, Malesia, Australia and Pacific islands.
Contents
Uses
Cough, Cuts, Fever, Wounds, Skin eruptions, Wound, Infectious diarrhea, Sore throats
Parts Used
Tender shoots, Leaves, Roots, Flowers, Seeds.
Chemical Composition
Indian beech tree is reported to contain alkaloids demethoxy-kanugin, gamatay, glabrin, glabrosaponin, kaempferol, kanjone, kanugin, karangin, neoglabrin, pinnatin, pongamol, pongapin, quercitin, saponin, b-sitosterol, and tannin.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Honge |
| Hindi | Aranj |
| Malayalam | Ponnu, Unnu |
| Tamil | Pungai |
| Telugu | Pungu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Karanjah |
| English | Pongam Tree, Indian Beech Tree |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | Leaves alternate, imparipinnate with long slender leafstalk, hairless |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 4-5 mm long | Yellow | 5-20 | Inflorescence raceme-like, axillary, 6-27 cm long, bearing pairs of strongly
fragrant flowers |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–10 mm | Plattened but slightly swollen, slightly curved with short, curved | With hooked hairs | many | {{{6}}} |
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Native to humid tropical and subtropical environments, it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Lowland forest, Rocky coral outcrops on the coast, Along the edges.
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cuts
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin eruptions
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wound
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Infectious diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sore throats
- Herbs with Tender shoots used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Rocky coral outcrops on the coast
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Along the edges
- Herbs
- Repeat plant
