Punga Poo / Punga oil tree flower (Raw) / Pongamia pinnata

English Name: punga oil tree flower

Tamil Name: புங்க பூ – Punga Poo

Malayalam Name: പുന്ഗ പൂ – Punga Poo

Telugu Name: కానుగ పూవు – Kanuga poovu

Hindi Name: करंज – Karanj

Bengali Name: করঞ্জ karanja, করমজা karamaja, কেঞ্জা kenja, কেরাং keram, করচ koroch, পিঠেওড়া pitheora, পিঠেসরা pithesara, পিঠাকাড়া pithakara, তিদিলা tidila

Gujarati Name: કણઝી kanajhi, કરંજ karanja

Kannada Name: ಹೊಂಗೆ ಮರ honge mara, ಹುಲಿಗಿಲಿ ಮರ huligili mara, ಕರಂಜ karanja

Konkani Name: करंजी karamji, ಕರಿಜೆರೂಕು karinje-ruku

Marathi Name: करंज karanj

Nepali Name: करेंगी Karengi, कद्जा Kadzaa

Odia Name: ବୃତ୍ତଫଳ bruttaphala, ଛିତ୍ତି chhitti, କରଞ୍ଜ karanja, କରକ karaka, କରମର୍ଦ୍ଦ karamardda, କରଣି karani, କୋରଙ୍ଗ koranga, ଶାଖ sakha, ଶରଟ sarata, ଶତଘ୍ନୀ sataghni, ସୁଶବୀ susabi, ତିକ୍ତଗୁଞ୍ଜା tiktagunja

Pali Name: करञ्ज karanja

Punjabi Name: ਸੁਖਚੈਨ sukhchain

Rajasthani Name: करंज karanj

Sanskrit Name: बद्धफल baddhaphala, चिरबिल्व chirabilva, छित्ति chitti, ध्वाङ्क्षवल्ली dhvankshavalli, हस्तिचारिणी hasticharini

Tulu Name: ಕೊಂರ್ಗು ಮರ korngu mara, ಪುಂಗು pungu

Punga oil tree is a medium-sized deciduous tree, this tree grows up to 15-25 meter height. This tree has a straight trunk, the diameter of the trunk is 50-80 cm. This tree has grey-brown bark which is smooth or vertically fissured. The leaves of the tree are alternately arranged and short-stalked, it has the rounded or cuneate at the base. The flowers of this tree usually start after the 3-4 years with the small clusters. The flower color is up to purple, white, and pink, it blossoming throughout the year. A pod, obliquely oblong, woody, compressed, curved at the apex. Pod carries one seed. The native of this tree is south Asia, it is widely distributed in the tropical and temperate Asia, form India to Japan to Thailand to Malesia and north-eastern Australia.

Punga Poo Health Benefits:

• Flowers are used for treating diabetes.
• It is used externally in alopecia.
• Applying a mash of pulp of punga flowers on the head is helps to check alopecia.
• It is traditionally used internally for leprosy.
• The pungu poo oil is used to relieve constipation.
• Karanja has anti-inflammatory properties.
• The leaves of this plant are helping to reduce arthritis pain.
• This is also used to manage fever.
• It helps to reduce the risk of piles.
• This pungu poo is also used to treat ulcers.
• This pungu poo is also used to cure urinary diseases.