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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bangkong; Kepik; Malabari; Bangkongan; Ki pahang; Jadar; Pongam; Malapari; Pongam Oil; Hoang Ba; Karanda; Chiravilvra; Hongay Oil

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anodyne Elsewhere *
Antidote(Fish sting) Moluccas *
Arthritis Elsewhere *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Beri-Beri Elsewhere *
Beriberi Java *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Cholagogue Elsewhere *
Cough Elsewhere *
Dermatosis Java *
Diabetes Elsewhere *
Diarrhea Elsewhere *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere *
Emetic Java *
Fever Elsewhere *
Fistula Elsewhere *
Fungicide Elsewhere *
Gonorrhea Elsewhere *
Herpes Elsewhere *
Internal Philippines Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.