Millettia pinnata | |
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Common name | Karanj |
Botanical Name | Millettia pinnata |
Vernacular name | English- Smooth leaved pongamia Hindi- Dithouri , Karuinai Gujarati- Kanajo , Karanji |
Family | Fabaceae |
Class | Dicotyledonae |
Parts of plant used | fruit , leaves , stem , seeds , root and bark. |
Chemical Constituents | Karangin , glabrachalcone , isopongachromene , flavokavain B. |
Therapeutic uses | Used in treating skin diseases , Used in treatment of piles & haemorrhoids, used to treat diabetes, can be used as biodiesel, Used to treat gout & syphilis, Used as Anti-ulcer, Antidiarrhoeal, Anti-plasmodial, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-viral, Anti-bacterial, Indications of seeds , leaves , oil , barks of pongamia glabra includes sores , skin diseases , Rheumatism , itching , wounds , tumours. |