Indian beech
Scientific name of Indian beech: Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Pierre
Name of Indian beech in different languages:
Sanskrit: Karanja, Nakthamala
Hindi: Karanja
Malayalam: Ungu, Pungu (ഉങ്ങ്, പുങ്ങ്)
Plant Description:-
Indian beech tree tropical tree which grow up to the height of 25 m., it is s many-branched tree and spread as a large canopy. It is semi-deciduous and leaves are dark green, soft, shiny and ovate at the end, flowers are clusters of white, purple or pink flowers blossoming almost throughout the year, the pods are thick-walled, smooth and flattened. The pods contained one or two beans colored in brownish-red seeds, it has a straight or crooked trunk is smooth, grayish brown bark.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Cordate | Margin-Entire | Venation-Parallel |
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Useful plant parts:
Leaf, seed, bark, root
Medicinal uses:
To treat the cough, fever, wounds, skin disorders, infectious diarrhea
Chemical content:
Antihyperglycaemic and anti-lipid peroxidative
How to prepare medicines:
Indian beech tree is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-
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