Karanji/karanj PRODUCT NAME
Pongamia pinnata Pierre SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | karanji |
| Local Name: | Durva: kaldi; Halbi/Hindi: karanj; Orissa: koranjo; Tamil: pongam; Telugu: gaanuga |
| Family: | Papilionaceae |
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| Product Description: | A moderate sized tree with spreading branches, quite glabrous, almost evergreen. Leaves shining. Flowers in axillary racemes, corolla white-pink. Fruit a pod, woody; seeds 1-2. |
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| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | Pods dropped with the aid of a long pole; pods cracked open by hand and the kernel extracted, then dried and pressed for oil. |
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| Management Practices: | Pods dropped with the aid of a long pole; pods cracked open by hand and the kernel extracted, then dried and pressed for oil. |
| Market Information: | Seeds have been in demand for many years for the Ayurvedi industry, as the oil in an important ingredient in many ointments, creams, dealing with skin ailments, muscular pains, etc. Local price is usually around Rs 5 per kg. |
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