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Ethnobotanical Plant Pongamia pinnata

Common Name
Bangkong; Kepik; Malabari; Bangkongan; Ki pahang; Jadar; Pongam; Malapari; Pongam Oil; Hoang Ba; Karanda; Chiravilvra; Hongay Oil

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Anodyne Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Antidote(Fish sting) Moluccas Duke, 1992 *
Arthritis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Beri-Beri Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Beriberi Java Duke, 1992 *
Bronchitis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dermatosis Java Duke, 1992 *
Diabetes Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diarrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Java Duke, 1992 *
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fistula Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Herpes Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Internal Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press