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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. Amino acid analysis of the seed extract showed that phenylalanine (26.3% of the total amino acids) is responsible for about 70% of the antisickling potency of the seed extract.Seeds also contain riboflavin and pyridoxine. Root bark contains isoflavones, sterols, triterpenoids, flavones, anthraquinone derivatives. Plant also contains an isoflavone, cajanol.<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"/>

{{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 Straight or sickle|2-13 cm long x 0.5-1.5 cm|The seeds are 4-9 mm x 3-8 mm and can be white, brown, purplish, black or mottled.  |many |Many seeds|Fruiting from August to December}}

Seed germinate in about 2 weeks. Quite frequently (in India) pigeon pea is grown mixed with other crops or grown in alternate rows with rows of sorghum, groundnuts, sesame, cotton, pineapples, millets or maize.For pure crops pigeon pea should be sown 2.5–5 cm deep in rows 40–120 cm by 30–60 cm.About 3–4 seeds may be planted in each hill, and later thinned to 2 plants per hill. About 3–4 seeds may be planted in each hill, and later thinned to 2 plants per hill. Plants show little response to fertilizers.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1152177-2 kewscienceKewscience]</ref> <ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cajanus-cajan Common names]</ref>