Pongamia pinnata, Ungu, Pongam, Indian beech tree, ഉങ്ങ്, പൊങ്ങം

Family: Fabaceae
Vernacular names: Ungu, Pongam, ഉങ്ങ്, പൊങ്ങം (Malayalam), Indian beech tree (English), Karanjah (Sanskrit), Pongan (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Description: Small trees. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate. Flowers bisexual, purplish-white, in lax axillary racemes. Fruit a pod, obliquely oblong, flat, thick, indehiscent, slightly falcate; seed one, reniform.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Deciduous and mangrove forests, also planted as avenue tree
Flowering & Fruiting: April-December

Parts used: Leaves, bark, flowers and seeds
Properties & Uses: Anthelmintic, digestive and laxative. Decoction of the root and bark is used for cleaning foul ulcers, wounds and gonorrhea. Bark is used in the treatment of beriberi, ophthalmopathy, dermatopathy, vaginopathy and ulcers. Leaves are used to treat diarrhea, leprosy, gonorrhea and cough. Hot infusion of the leaves is good for cleaning ulcers and wounds. Seeds are used in chronic fevers and anemia.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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