Pongamia pinnata
Common name	Indian beech
Botanical Name	Pongamia pinnata Linn.
Vernacular name	English- Smooth leaf pongamia Hindi- Dithouri Gujarati- Kanaji Sanskrit- Karanjaka
Family	Fabaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Leaf, stem bark, root bark, root
Chemical Constituents	Flavones kanugin, Demethoxy kanugin, Karanjin, Pongachromene, Flavones, Furanoflavones, Glabra-l and Glabra-ll also contains alkaloids and triterpenoid and saponins.
Therapeutic uses	Used in treatment of tumors, piles, skin diseases, ulcers, roots are effective for treatment of gonorrhea, cleaning gums, teeth, ulcers, also used for treatment of vaginal diseases.