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Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre also known as
Pongamia glabra or Indian Beech is a handsome tree that normally grows along rivers and streams. The leaves of Indian Beech is place alternately and imparipinnately compound. The leaves have 5 to 9 leaflets and ovate-oblong in shape. The flowers are white or purplish papilionaceous and found in axillary racemes. The seeds inside the pod is kidney like shape.
Medicinal Use of Pongamia Glabra:
- Indian bleech removes the worm from the body, curing opthalmia or illness of the eye. It also helps the problem of the vagina and the skin; for tumours, piles, wounds, ulcers, itching, ascites or accumulation of the liquid in the abdominal cavity, enlargement of the spleen and the abdomen and congestion of the liver.
- Pongamia pinnata helps strengthening and giving tone of the stomach, it also acts an appetizer and checks inflammations, oedema and toxicosis or poisons.
- It also helps digestion and mild laxative.
- Diabetes and problems in the stomach.
- Indian bleech purifies the blood, cures earache, chest problems, chronic fevers and hydrocele.
- Rheumatic pains, leukoderma, itching, leprosy, ulcers, lumbago, urinary disorders, headaches, chronic fevers and pain in the liver.
Ways to Use the Indian Bleech:
- Boiling the root and the bark will cure the first set of illnesses under the medicinal use.
- The decoction of the tender shoots or sprouts will cure the second set of illnesses listed under medicinal use.
- The infusion of the leaves acts as an agent for digestion and as a mild laxative. It also help remove worms from the body.
- The infusion of the flower cures the diabetes and biliousness or congestion of the liver.
- Taking a tea from boiling the seeds purify the blood and cure earache, chest problems, chronic fevers and hydrocele.
- Extracting the oil of the seeds also helps the last set of illnesses under the medicinal use.
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