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 The ''''Cajanus cajan''' is a perennial legume from the Fabaceae family. Since its domestication in India at least 3,500 years ago, its seeds have become a common food in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 

{{Uses|Jaundice,}}, {{Uses|Stomach painStomachache}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Purifying blood}}, {{Uses|pilesPiles}}, {{Uses|tongue Tongue sores}}, {{Uses|Gum inflammation}}, {{Uses|Spongy gums}},{{Uses|bedsoresBedsores}}, {{Uses|woundsWounds}}, {{Uses|maleriaMalaria}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.

{{Parts Used|SeedsSeed}}, {{Parts Used|LeavesLeaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.

Chemical constituent investigations have indicated that Cajanus cajan leaves are rich in flavonoids and stilbenes. They also contain saponins, conspicuous amount of tannins, and moderate quantities of reducing sugars, resins and terpenoid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=ತೊಗರಿ ಬೆಳೆ Togaribele, Kari Uddu, Togaribeleತೊಗರಿ ಕಾಳು Togari kalu|ml=Thuvara, Tuvara|sa=Tuvari, Adhaki|ta=Tovarai, Thovary|te=Kandulu, Kadulu|hi=Arahad, Arahar|en=Pigeon Pea, Red Gram}}<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Habit|TreeA small erect shrub}}

{{Leaf|Simple|tri-foliolateTrifoliolate,lanceolate| Leafs are 2.5-13.5 cm long to 1-5.5 cm wide. The leaflets are green above and a silvery grey-green beneath and are covered on their lower surfaces in small yellow glands}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|14cm long|yellowYellow, papilionaceous|Typical of species belonging to the Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae, and resemble, for example, the pea ( Pisum sativum ) flower. Each flower has 10 stamens, 9 of which are fused into a partial tube, with the tenth stamen free. The ovary is positioned above the sepals, petals and stamens. The style is curvedFlowering from August to November}}.

{{Fruit|Straight or sickle|2-13 cm long x 0.5-1.5 cm|Syncarp (sorosis)The seeds are 4-9 mm x 3-8 mm and can be white, subglobose brown, purplish, black or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripemottled.||Many seeds many, ovoid.|Fruiting from August to December}}

{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|AirlayersCuttung}}.

In terms of taking care of the plant, minimal pruning is required Cutting off dead branches from the interior of the tree is only sometimes neededSeed germinate in about 2 weeks. In addition, twigs bearing fruit must be twisted or cut down <ref name="How to the trunk to induce growth for the next season. Branches should be pruned every three to four years to maintain its productivity.Stingless bees such as Tetragonula iridipennis are jackfruit pollinators, and as such, play an important role in jackfruit cultivation.plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|Western GhatsSemi-arid tropics}}, {{Commonly seen|Malabar CoastHumid areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Cold-free zones}}.

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<referencesref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cajanus-cajan Common names]</ref> <ref name="chemical compositionHow to plant/cultivate">[https://www.ncbi.nlmhort.nihpurdue.govedu/pmcnewcrop/articlesduke_energy/PMC3255353/ "journal of advance pharmaceutical technology"Cajanus_cajun.html Purdue university]</ref>

* [http://frlhtenvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/Artocarpus_hirsutus_1636.aspx Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plants]* [httpsCategory://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/8066 Artocarpus hirsutus on India Biodiversity Portal]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110002060 Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology]* [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d5c0/67efca6a605cfebce2ad4b6a8a702887ccca.pdf Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacologyHerbs]* [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.381.143&rep=rep1&type=pdf Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam]  [[Category:HerbsFabaceae]]