A critical review on Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) & its medicinal properties
Abstract
Karanja (Pongamia pinnata Linn.) an ancient plant described in Veda, Samhita, and almost in all Nighantu. Nature has been a good source of medicinal plants since immemorial time and an impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from plant sources, many based on their use in traditional medicine. Karanja has been recognized in Ayurveda - a traditional system of medicine for the treatment of various diseases of human beings. Different parts of this plant are traditionally used for the treatment of various ailments including Kushta, Arsha, Prameha, Yonidosha, etc. Despite the overwhelming influences and our dependence on modern medicines and tremendous advances in synthetic drugs, an outsized segment of the planet population still likes drugs of plant origin. Of the 2,50,000 higher plant species on earth, quite 80,000 are medicinal. However, only 7000-7500 species are used for his or her medicinal values by traditional communities. Therefore, the present review study reveals the overall information of Pongamia pinnata with various scientifically documented pharmacologically activities, traditional uses along its non-therapeutic importance.
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