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Pongamia pinnata - Naktamala

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Naktamala, Pongamia pinnata

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.

Uses

cough, Cuts, fever, wounds, Skin eruptions, wound, Infectious diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Tender shoots, Leaves, The roots, flower, 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
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Leaves alternate, imparipinnate with long slender leafstalk, hairless

[2]

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

Seeds, Cuttings.

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.

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References

  1. "Constituents"
  2. [https://web.archhttp://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/AFTPDFS/Pongamia_pinnata.PDF "Plants characterristics"/ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">"Cultivation details"
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