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Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Merr - Karanja

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Karanja consists of seeds of Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Merr, Syn. Pongamia glabra vent.(Fam. Leguminosae),a medium sized glabrous tree with a short bole and spreading crown and found almost throughout India upto an altitude of 1200 m.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Honge, Hulagilu
Hindi Dithouri, Karuaini
Malayalam Avittal, Ungu, Unu, Pungu
Tamil Pungan, Pongana
Telugu Lamiga, Kanuga
Marathi Karanja
Gujarathi Kanajo, Karanji
Punjabi Karanj
Kashmiri Kath
Sanskrit Kaaranjaka, Naktamala, Nakthahva
English Smooth leaved pongamia


Chemical Composition

Fixed oil, flavones and traces of essential oil.

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Katu

Guna

Tikshna

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kushaghna, Kaphavataghna, Vranashodhana

Prabhava

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 84.

See also

External Links

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