Punga maram PRODUCT NAME
Pongamia pinnata (Linn.) Pierre =Pongamia glabra Vent. Cytisus pinnatus Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Punga maram |
| Local Name: | Punga maram (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Ponga maram; Hindi-Karanj; Urdu-Koranju; Telugu-Kanuga. |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
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| Product Description: | A medium sized deciduous tree. Flower: In axillary racemes or fascicles, pinkish white. Fruit: A pod, obliquely oblong, woody, compressed, curved at apex. Seed one, reniform Bark thick, greyish brown, tubercled. Two kinds of galls are present one each on the leaf and on the inflorescence. Leaves glossy above. New foliage February-March. Barking deer and monkeys eat young s hoots. Bee forage on flowers. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Upto 1000m, mostly by river banks and ravines. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast, fruits, roots |
| Uses: | Fruit, bark, and root used in medicinal preparations for young children, especially to treat scabies. Pod tied like locket around little children’s necks to protect them from evil eyes |
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| Management Practices: | Miscellaneous: Traders buy seeds. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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