Pongamia pinnata Karanja Honge beej Karanji pongum

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Pongamia pinnata

Scientific Name and Description

Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Derris indica (LAM.) BENNET
Pongamia glabra VENT.
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Merr.
Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	karanja, kerong
Hindi	kanja, kannaji, karani, karanj, karanja, karanjaka, karanjh, karanji, kiramal, papar, papra, sukhchain
Kannada	batta, batti, chitaveelya, honga, hongay, honge, honge mara, honge-mara, hongemara, hongey, huligali, huligili, huligilu, huligiri, hungay, kanaga, karanga, karanja, karinje, korangi, korengi, koringe, korinta, korngu, kurundi, pong, pungei, pungu, rakta honne
Malayalam	minnari, oongu, pongai, pongam, pongu, ponnam, ponnu, poonam, punga, pungammaram, punnu, punu, unga, ungha, ungu, unju, unnu
Marathi	ghanerakaranj, ghanerakaranji, karamji, karanj, karanja, karanji, keedamaar, kidamar, ponnamu
Sanskrit	angaravalli, badhaphala, chirabilva, ciravilva, dhana, gaura, ghratakaranja, ghritaparnaka, ghrtapura, gucchapuspaka, guchhapushpaka, hastija, kaidarya, kakaghni, kalimara, karabhandika, karanja, karanjah, matry, naktahva, naktamala, naktamalah, naktamalaka, prakirya, putika, putikaranja, putiparna, putipatraka, rochana, sadgrantha, shadagrantha, shamagashta, snigdhapatra, tamala-vrikshaha, tamalavrikshaha, tapasvi, udakirya, udakiryah, vahni, varuni, vishari, vrittaparna
Tamil	aciruntam, aciruttam, agirunanandam, akirantam, akirantamaram, akirantanam, akirunanantam, akirunantam, alam1, alamarikam, alamarikamaram, alati1, cittakikam, ilanci1, ilancu1, ilanji, intirani2, intiranikam, intiranikamaram, kakananam, kancaccam, kancatam, kanjanam, karancakam, karancam, karancamam, karancamamaram, kentikam#, kentitamaram, kolliyam, kolliyamaram, kucco, kuppucam, mancaripputpam, naguttam, nakatamalam, nakuttam, nanandam, nanantam2#, nanantam2@, nanantamaram, nankaimaram, nantam1, nantamalam, nattaka, nattakamaram, nattam, nattamalakimaram, nattamalam, nattamaram, nattmalakam, nirppungu, nirppunkan, nirppunku#, nirppunku@, palpunku, pirakacakamatu, pirakarancam, pirakari, ponga, pongan, ponka, porimalar, punga, punga maram, pungam, pungam-maram, pungammaram, pungu, punkaimaram, punkam, punkam@, punkan, punkan@, punku, punku 2, punkumaram, punkumaram 1, punti, punti 1, puntikarancakam, puvanti@, tattaippunku, tavanatcavalli, tiripilan, totakatti, ucaku, ulokatitam, utaku, vacaputpam, yayariyam
Telugu	canaga, ganuga, kaadepathige, kaagu, kaangu, kaanuga chettu, kaggera, kagu, kamu, kanaga, kandga, kanga, kaniga, kanniga, kanoogoo, kanuga, kanuga-chettu, kanugacettu, kanugu, karnaga, karunga, kaunga, kraanuga, kranuga, krovi, pungu, viaghranakamu, vyaaghranakamu, vyaghra-ekamru
Tibetan	jam bras, jam-bras, ka ra ndza, sve ta ka ra nja
Urdu	karanj, karanjwah

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Herb usable parts

Roots

Bark

Wood

Leaves

Flowers

Seeds

Oil

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre Karanj Fabaceae Tree Seed oil Alkaloids Dimethoxy-Kanugin, Gamatay, Glabrin, Glabrosaponin, Kaempferol, Kanjone, Kanugin, Karangin, Neoglabrin, Pinnate, Pongamol, Pongapin, Quercitin, Saponin, B-Sitosterol, Tannin

Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierr

Habit -Tree

Parts used -Bark, wood, shoot, flower, leaves, oil, twig, root, seed

Application -Skin diseases; piles; worm infection; rheumatism; asthma; antidiarrhoeal; malaria; scabies; herpes; stomach ulcers; diabetes; headache; ringworm; elephant scratches; snakebite; centipede bite; headache; itching

Treatment -General

References -Rao et al. 2006, Umapriya et al. 2011