KARANJA

  1. Botanical name :Pongamia pinnata
  2. Family : Fabaceae
  3. Tamil : Pongum
  4. Hindi : Kanja,karanj
  5. Malayalam : Ponnam
  6. English : Hong tree, Indian beech
  7. Telugu : kaanuga
  8. Habit : A moderate sized spreading tree upto 25mts tall, wood yellowish white bark with compound and elliptic shiny leaves, flower petals are sub orbicular with curved folds above the claw. The fruit is a thick-walled, flattened, obliquely oblong, woody pod that does not split open naturally. It is smooth, slightly curved, 4-7 cm long, and contains 1 or 2 bean-like, brownish-red seeds.
  9. Distribution : Primarily found in Southern india, Sri Lanka, especially the coastal region
  10. Useful part : Leaves, fruit, seed oil, root, stem bark.
  11. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
    • Guna : Laghu,Tikshna
    • Veerya : Ushna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Kapha vata hara, sotha hara, bhedana.
  12. Indications : Kustha, Arshas, Sopha, Krimi, Yonidosha.
  13. Dose : Powder : 3-5 gms

                     Decoction : 50-100ml

  1. Formulations : Karanjadi ghrita, Karanjadi ghrita, Murivenna

LEAF AND FLOWER

SEEDS