Karanja / Fever Nut

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Karanja / Fever Nut

BOTANICAL NAME

CAESALPINIA CRISTA

FAMILY

LEGUMINOSAE

SANSKRIT NAME

Karanja, Kuberakshah, Prakiriya, Putikah, Putikaranja, Tirini, Varini, Vitapakaranja

HINDI

Kantakaranja, Kharare

ENGLISH

Fever Nut, Teri pods

KANNADA

Gajjiga, Kiri Gejjuga

TAMIL

Kalarchik koluntu, Kalachikai, Kazarci

MALAYALAM

Ban Karetti, Kaka moullou, Kazhanji

MARATHI

Gajaga, Karbath, Sagaragota, Gajri

TELUGU

Mulluthige

DISTRIBUTION

Within India, it is found throughout on the banks of rivers in tidal forests, near the eastern and western sea coast, westbengal, Bhopal, and Himachal Pradesh.

PARTS USED

Seed

DOSE

Seed Pulp Churna 1 to 3 grams

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Bonducin, Phytosterinin, Fatty acids, Caesalpins, diterpenes

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

QUALITY (GUNA)

Laghu, Ruksha

TASTE (RASA)

Tikta, Kashaya

METABOLISM (VIPAKA)

Katu

POTENCY (VIRYA)

Ushna

IMPACT (PRABHAVA)

Vishamajvaraghna

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

Antiviral, Antimicrobial, Antimalarial properties of Karanja is helpful in treating fevers. Antimalarial property is present because of diterpenes
Antidiabetic property of Karanja is because of ethanolic extract, beta sistosterol are helpful in controlling or lower blood sugar levels
Antifungal property of Karanja is helpful in treating skin related and fungal infections
Antiinflammatory property of Karanja is helpful in managing inflammations
Antiestrogenic
Antiamoebic
Antidiarrhoeal
Antifilarial property helps in treating filariasis
Improves immunity system