The root paste is used for local application in scrofulous enlargement. Pongamia oil is derived from the seeds of the millettia pinnata tree, which is native to tropical and temperate asia. Uses wood pongamia is often used as a source of fuel wood. Antibacterial activity of pongamia pinnata 1163 toxic shock syndrome, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and food poisoning mylotte et al. Kalanchoe pinnata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Harnessing potential of selected underutilized bio energy. Biodiesel production from pongamia pinnata oil using synthesized iron nanocatalyst mookan rengasamy1, krishnasamy anbalagan2, sundaresan mohanraj2,velan pugalenthi2 1department of petrochemical technology, bharathidasan institute of technology, anna university, tiruchirappalli 620 024, tamil nadu, india. Pierre fabaceae 70% etoh extract of leaf antinociceptive and antipyretic activity hotplate and tail. Pongamia millettia pinnata, formerly known as pongamia pinnata, is a treeshrub with a broad distribution from india, through central and southeastern asia, indonesia and into northern australia. Karanja leaves diabetes, prevention of malaria and skin diseases mosquito bite and cold 17 34 pterocarpus santalinus l. A common view of the opportunities, challenges and research actions for pongamia in australia pdf, 2. Listeria monocytogenes is responsible for the severe foodborne illness, listeriosis, which has been recognized to be one of the.
If the seeds fallen along road side are collected, and oil is extracted at village level expellers, few million tons of oil will be available for lighting the lamps in rural area. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Capital budgeting and cash flow analysis was conducted for a potential pongamia plantation and crushing plant in queensland, australia. Karanja pongamia pinnata is an underutilized plant which is grown in many parts of india. Pongamia pinnata, oil content, fatty acid methyl esters, gas. Pongamia pinnata has been used for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases 6, skin diseases 7, and infectious diarrhea 8. Mar 06, 20 the cake has multiple uses but if it becomes available in large quantities, the sludge can be used as a quality fertilizer. Economics of oil production from pongamia millettia. Uses described in literature dried flower powder is taken orally to reduce blood sugar 122. Fabaceae locally known as karanja, is a medium sized evergreen tree found in gardens and road side all over bangladesh as well as in india, china and southeast. Millettia pinnata, also known as pongamia pinnata or pongamia glabra, is common throughout asia and thus has many different names in different languages, many of which have come to be used in english to describe the seed oil. Incorporation of pongamia plant parts is very common in ayurvedha and siddha indian medicine practices. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in kalanchoe pinnata.
Abstract pongame oil is nonedible oil extracted from seeds of pongamia pinnata l. Unravelling the micrornamediated gene regulation in. For annual seed yields ranging from 20 to 80 kg in shell per tree, the delivered cost of. A simple and improved method for isolation of karanjin. Prospect of pongamia pinnata karanja in bangladesh.
In the present study, phytochemical screening of pongamia pinnata evaluated and results shown in table 1, biochemical estimation of primary metabolites of seeds of pongamia pinnata has been undertaken. Chemical examination of the seeds of pongamia pinnata l. Pongamia pinnata, floral phenology, pod maturation, fruit colours, seed and seedling quality characters. Pongamia pinnata pongam environmental horticulture university. Pierre, fabaceae, which is commonly called karanja in marathi and hindi, maktamala or gaura in sanskrit, honge, hulugala or kanigemara in kannada, and indian beech nut tree in english, is used in the ayurveda and siddha traditional medicine systems for the treatment of. Uses the pongam tree is cultivated for two purposes. The extract was concentrated to paste with rotary eva.
Application of an efficient nonconventional heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel synthesis from pongamia pinnata oil. Pongamia pinnata seeds were evaluated quantitatively for the analysis of protein, lipid, reducing sugar, starch and carbohydrates. Antiviral properties of the seed extract of an indian medicinal plant. Nonedible oil contains several unsaponifiable and toxic components, which make them unsuitable for human consumption.
The roots of pongamia pinnata are good for cleaning foul ulcers, cleaning teeth, strengthening gums and gonorrhoea. These properties support the suitability of this plant for largescale production required by a sustainable biodiesel industry. In case of chemical fertilizers, nitrogen is required in larger quantity for fast and healthy growth of the plant. However, the queensland herbarium currently considers. Pongamia pinnata is one of the few nitrogenfixing trees which are predominantly cultivated easily through seeds. Indigenous energy of bangladesh especially natural gas and diesel is basically used in power generation and depleting hastily to meet the increasing power demand. Physicochemical properties of pongamia pinnata oil and biodiesel the quality of pongamia pinnata oil was expressed in terms of the physicochemical properties including acid value, iodine value, saponification value and moisture content. Pongamia pinnata ethanolic extract ppee have shown the more significant p uses from nif database air care. Next, the leaves of the pongam tree exhibit antiinflammatory qualities as well as antidiarrheal activity. Bioenergy plantations is working on commercialising this product for. All parts of the plant have been used as crude drug for the treatment of human ailments like tumors, piles, skin diseases, wounds and ulcers 10. Medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of pongamia. List of various diseases cured by kalanchoe pinnata.
Nov 25, 20 medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of pongamia pinnata l. These properties of the oil were determined as per astm standards table 1. Pongamia pinnata a sustainable biofuel plant species for semi arid climatic 510 other cytokinin favor shoot formation skoog and miller, 1957, especially in combination with bap is effective in multiple shoot regeneration in many species such as a. Screening for antimicrobial and phyto chemical properties of different solvents extracts of leafs of pongamia pinnata k. Pdf nodulation and nitrogen fixation of pongamia pinnata. Seed extract, leaves, root bark and stem bark have anti viral properties and are edible. To 10 g of crude pongamia oil, a known amount of catalyst koh, 0. The collection and extraction of oil is carried out by indian biodiesel corporation, baramati. There have been reports on rhizobia nodulating pongamia isolated from western australia and india but not in queensland, australia. Pongamia pinnata is a fastgrowing, mediumsized, evergreen or briefly deciduous, glabrous shrub or tree with a broad crown of spreading or drooping branches 303 title.
Effects of ethanolic extract of pongamia pinnata linn. Detail study on the properties of pongamia pinnata karanja. The tree is well suited to intense heat and sunlight and its dense network of lateral roots and its thick long tap roots make it drought tolerant. Leguminosae leaf extracts was investigated in alloxaninduced diabetic albino rats. Pongamia pinnata, also known as pongam oiltree or indian beech, is a tree species in the pea family that is native to india, southeast asia, australia and pacific islands scott et al. How pongamia pinnata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Pongamia millettia pinnata has been widely studied as a potential feedstock for biodiesel fuel, though little is known about its feasibility at a commercial level. A comparison was made between the action of different extracts of p. A genus pongamia of probably 2 species sometimes included as a section pongamia adans. The genus was formerly known by the name pongamia, but that name was rejected in favor of the name millettia, and many species have been reclassified. Pongamia biomass producer bioenergy information for.
Different parts of the plant have been used in traditional medicines. Pongamia pinnata pongam, karum tree, poongaoil tree. Seed traits, fatty acid profile and genetic diversity assessment in. It is found mainly in the native western ghats in india, northern australia, fiji and in some regions of eastern asia. For more general information, this wikipedia article covers the basics.
Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan. This pongamia can grow anywhere road sides, borders of crop lands, school compounds etc. Therefore, special emphasis has been given to produce alternative liquid fuel worldwide to overcome the crisis of diesel. Determination of in vitro sunscreen activity of pongamia. Screening for antimicrobial and phyto chemical properties of. Gipb case study pongamia pinnata godbole india draft final. Pongamia pinnata seed oil is topically applied to treat skin diseases, leprosy. Research article physico chemical analysis of pongamia. Most of the tamil nadu physicians of indian system of traditional medicine ayurveda and siddha use pongamia pinnata to treat various kinds of diseases including diabetes mellitus5. Different parts of this plant are traditionally used for treatment of various ailment including bronchitis, whooping cough.
Screening of provenances of pongamia pinnata semantic scholar. Out of these pongamia pinnata can be a definite source of raw material due to its easy availability in wild. Rakta chandan bark, shoot headache, diarrhoea, burns and wounds hepatoprotective 30 35 rauvolfia serpentine benth. It is an antiinfective skin preparation used in the treatment of eczema, scabies etc. Request pdf characterisation of properties for karanj pongamia pinnata seeds.
The two species like pongamia pinnata, pongamia velutina in tropical asia in coastal environments, including mangal. Jeyaseelan a department of botany, university of jaffna, sri lanka. An oral glucose tolerance test ogtt was also performed in experimental diabetic rats. We are discovering the many extremes it can handle, including frost, and salty ground, amongst other things. Unlike jathropha, pongamia has no known carcinogenic effects. Pongamia is a legume tree which is native to australia and most of the tropical world. Pongamia faq and pdfbioenergy plantations australia. While utilizing these species as a source of biodiesel.
Pierre leguminaceae, subfamily papilionoideae is a medium sized tree commonly called as karanja that generally attains a height of about 1020 m and a trunk diameter of more than 50 cm pongamia. Pongamia pinnata is reported to have antioxidant activity 9, and antimicrobial activity 10. From a botanical point of view, it should be noted that the nomenclature of the genus is particularly confusing because many species of other genera are synonymous. Philippine herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicdinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and scientific studies. This study investigates the potential of pongame oil as an alternative source of bioenergy biodiesel. Pierre is shrubs to long tree well known as hongemara in kannada.
Plants profile for millettia pinnata pongame oiltree. Pongam tree aka, pongamia pinnata, millettia pinnata, pongamia, honge tree, karanj tree, and indian beech tree is a deciduous legume that grows up to about 50 to 80 feet tall and is native to subtropical regions. Pongamia pinnata oil oil seed plants for biodiesel. Fuel properties of transesterified pongame oil chemically known as methyl esters biodiesel were. The growth of pongamia pinnata is seen from sea level to an altitude of around 1200 m and an. Oct 31, 2010 the chemical characteristics of pongamia pinnata seeds, focussing on proximate composition and the fatty acid profile of its oil, are presented. In the indian ayurvedic literature, various parts of this plant have been recommended as a remedy for various ailments. Pdf medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of. Al muqarrabun lm1, ahmat n, ruzaina sa, ismail nh, sahidin i. Pongamia pinnata is one of the important species from this family. Multiple shoot bud induction and plant regeneration. It is appreciated as an ornamental throughout coastal india and all of polynesia. The leaves of pongamia pinnata was shade dried at room temperature, for 10 15 days. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria.
We have earlier described the immune modulation properties of p. Which part of this plant is antiviral for oral uses. Characterisation of properties for karanj pongamia pinnata seeds. In our country there are more than 300 species of trees, which produce oil bearing trees. Castor oil and animal tallow is mainly used for manufacture of stearic acid, and other derivatives. Millettia is a genus of legume in the family fabaceae. Effects of pongamia pinnata on lipid peroxidation products and antioxidants in hyperammonemic rats with reference to circadian variations were evaluated by essa and subramanian 29. About pongamia bioenergy plantations australiabioenergy. An pongamia pinnata in nahilalakip ha genus nga pongamia, ngan familia nga fabaceae. The total karanja tree has got excellent medicinal. Steps to optimize the symbiotic nitrogen fixation of pongamia is, firstly, to select the best rhizobial isolates as inoculum among the naturallyoccurring pool of bacteria in soils across queensland.
Literature survey of pongamia pinnata revealed its potential being like hepatoprotective and antioxidant 30. It is a source of biodiesel and is used in ayurveda for external application to shrink pile mass, to heal wounds and abscesses quickly. Pongamia pinnata trees are normally planted along the highways, roads, canals to stop soil erosion. Full publication details for this name can be found in ipni. Article pdf available in journal of pharmaceutical sciences and research 33. List of various diseases cured by pongamia pinnata.
The plant, known as karanj or karanja, grows in forest from which many tonnes of seeds are collected every year in india1. Preparation of biodiesel from crude oil of pongamia pinnata. It consists of about 150 species, which are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Detail study on the properties of pongamia pinnata. Pongamia pinnata linn pierre against insect pests damage submitted in partial fulfilment. Curcuma longa is an indian spice derived from the rhizomes of the plant and has a long history of use in ayurvedic medicine as a treatment for inflammatory conditions. Methanolysis of pongamia pinnata karanja oil for production.
Pongamia pinnata often called pongam tree, indian beech tree, millettia pinnata, honge tree is actually a midsized tree with countless characteristics. The yield of biodiesel obtained was 97 per cent by using oilmethanol molar ratio 12. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in pongamia pinnata. Production of biodiesel from high free fatty acid karanja.
Take orally two spoonful of the decoction of the leaves of karanj, adhatoda vasica nees. Biochemical changes occurs in the seeds of pongamia pinnata l. Phytochemical constituents, tradicinal uses and pharmacological properties. These beautiful blossoms and the glossy, nearlyevergreen leaves help make pongam a favorite for use as a specimen, shade, or windbreak. For this the bags should be filled with good, fertile soil, while preparing the saplings.
Inhibition studies of hbv dna polymerase using seed extracts of. Pongamia pinnata is an evergreen tree growing to 20 m 65ft by 20 m 65ft at a fast rate. Millettia pinnata is a species of tree in the pea family, fabaceae, native to eastern and tropical asia, australia and pacific islands. It is often known by the synonym pongamia pinnata as it was moved to the genus millettia only recently. Pongamia pinnata is a legume plant which has great potential to be used as a biofuel feedstock. In the traditional system of medicines, such as ayurveda and unani, the pongamia pinnata plant is used for antiinflammatory, anti. Pongamia pinnata is a multipurpose biofuel tree which can withstand a variety of abiotic stresses. Proximate composition and fatty acid profile of pongamia. Employing plant tissue culture techniques for micropropagation and further plant improvement of p. Pongamia pinnata commonly known as karanj and has been recognized in different traditional system of medicine for the treatment various diseases of human beings. The oil was extracted from seeds by use of different solvents and the highest yield 29% was obtained. Pierre is a medium sized glabrous tree popularly known as karanja in hindi, indian beech in english and pongam in tamil4.
The flowers are used by gardeners as compost for plants requiring rich nutrients. More importantly pongamia can produce up to 10,000l of oil per hectare, which can be run straight in a slightly modified diesel engine, or converted. Evaluation of antibacterial activity of pongamia pinnata l. Sometimes the oil is contaminated with high free fatty acids ffas depending upon the moisture content in the seed during collection as well as oil expression. Bani, pongamia pinnata, pongam oil tree, shui huang pi. Transesterification of crude pongamia oil using koh.
Pongamia millettia pinnata syn ponamia pinnata summary pongamia millettia pinnata, formerly known as pongamia pinnata, is a treeshrub with a broad distribution from india, through central and southeastern asia, indonesia and into northern australia. It is useful in acne vulgaris, pimples with secretions. Due to recent interest in biofuels, pongamia is often the generic name used when. Pongamia pinnata in india karanja trees are distributed throughout india up to 1200 feet height from sea level. Mar 15, 2010 pongamia pinnata is a legume produces own nitrogen that grows in the tropical world, produces an oil suitable for biodiesel. It is a tree of 1215 m height, with spread branches. Pappilonaceae is a nonedible oil of indian origin lakshmikanthan, 1978. Pongamia pinnata various types of soil like alkaline, salty, sandy, clay, stony and waterlogged soils and also it. Short term application of pongamia pinnata enhances the. In the initial phase of growth, roots grow very rapidly and try to penetrate in soil to suck nutrients from the soil. Antidiabetic activity of pongamia pinnata leaf extracts in. For one plant, 500 grams to 1 kg of seed cake of pongamia pinnata, can be used as fertilizer, when seed cake is available after two to three years of plantation.
Pongamia pinnata is a fastgrowing, mediumsized, evergreen or briefly deciduous, glabrous shrub or tree with a broad crown of spreading or drooping branches. Biodiesel production from pongamia pinnata oil using. Millettia pinnata, also known as pongamia pinnata or pongamia glabra, is common throughout asia and thus has many different names in different languages, many of which have come to be used in english to describe the seed oil derived from m. Screening for antimicrobial and phyto chemical properties. The dried plant material was grinded to powder with an electrical stainless steel blender. Pongamia pinnata is drought resistant, semideciduous, nitrogen fixing leguminous tree. The antidiabetic activity of pongamia pinnata family.
Its native range is uncertain, with conflicting information in the published literature. Medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of pongamia pinnata l. Development of pongamia pinnata as an alternative biofuel. Mix seed oil with pounded seeds of nyctanthes arbortristis l. Pongamia pinnata is a leguminous tree known for its multipurpose benefits and as a potential source of biodiesel crop. The record derives from ildis which reports it as an accepted name record 4759. It is often used for landscaping purposes as a windbreak or for shade due to the large canopy and showy fragrant flowers. The bark can be used to make twine or rope and it also yields a black gum that has historically been used to. Pongamia pinnata, which now has the common botanical name of millettia pinnata, is a leguminous tree, which is native to northern australia, india, and much of the tropical world. For annual seed yields ranging from 20 to 80 kilograms in shell per tree, the delivered cost of pongamia oil was estimated to be. The genetic diversity has been conserved through storage of seeds which is the most common conventional and economical method 11, 12. Names of pongamia pinnata in various languages of the world are also given. How kalanchoe pinnata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Pierre is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus pongamia family leguminosae.
Analgesic activity of ethanolic extract of pongamia. Pongamia pinnata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Dermafex oil used for the treatment of eczema and psoriasis, manufactured by ban labs ltd. In addition to the properties in the table below, pongamia pinnata exhibits many pharmacological attributes. Its added benefits to grow on marginal lands make it a suitable candidate in agroforestry. Pongamia pinnata is a native to many countries including india, malaysia, indonesia, taiwan, bangladesh, sri lanka and myanmar. Antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of pongamia. Pongamia pinnata pongam, karum tree, poongaoil tree, indian. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from leaf extract of. The dissimilarity matrix was subjected to neighbor joining clustering in order to. Transesterification of crude oil of pongamia pinnata 2. Investigation of antihyperglycaemic activity of aqueous and petroleum ether extract of stem bark of pongamia pinnata on serum glucose level in diabetic mice. Pongamia pinnata an untapped resource for the biofuels industry of the future.
The plant extract contains flavonoids, carbohydrates, glycosides, international journal of chemtech. Millettia pinnata is welladapted to arid zones and has many traditional uses. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the plants classification report. It is recognized by its panicles of white or pink flowers and round, 1 seeded fruit. Government put a moratorium on expanded use of corn for ethanol because of rising feed. The present study deals with the transesterification of pongamia pinnata oil by means of methanol to study the feasibility of methanolysis process by using potassium hydroxide catalysts. For additional information, or to request that your ip address be. Pongamia pinnata is a very fastgrowing medium size plant with an average height of 3040 feet and spreads canopy for casting moderate shade orwa et al. Names of kalanchoe pinnata in various languages of the world are also given. Pinnate shaped leaves, the only member of the pongamia genus.
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