PONGAMIA GLABRA
Source: Wikipedia
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Pungammaram
English: Indian Beech Telugu: Kanuga-chettu Malayalam: Pungammaram Kannada: Honge-mara Marathi: Karanj ; Kidamar Hindi: Karanj ; Kiramal Sanskrit: Karanja |
description & usage
Usually this tree found in river banks, the leaves are alternate, compound. The white flowers are found in axillary racemes. The pods are oblong and woody. The single seed is present inside the pod is kidney shaped.
Uses:
Wounds, ulcers, itching, indigestion, constipation, purifying the blood, chest complaints, chronic fever, leprosy, lumbago.
How to Use:
The root and bark decoction is given for wounds, ulcers, and itching. The leaf infusion is given for indigestion and constipation. Seed decoction is given for blood purification, chest complaints, and chronic fever. The oil is exacted from the seed is applied for rheumatic pains, itching, leprosy, lumbago.
Parts Used:
Leaf, flower, seeds
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Astringent, alterative, parasiticide, antiseptic
Uses:
Wounds, ulcers, itching, indigestion, constipation, purifying the blood, chest complaints, chronic fever, leprosy, lumbago.
How to Use:
The root and bark decoction is given for wounds, ulcers, and itching. The leaf infusion is given for indigestion and constipation. Seed decoction is given for blood purification, chest complaints, and chronic fever. The oil is exacted from the seed is applied for rheumatic pains, itching, leprosy, lumbago.
Parts Used:
Leaf, flower, seeds
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Astringent, alterative, parasiticide, antiseptic
