Жирность семян — 25-40 %, около половины жиров — олеиновая кислота.[5] Масло каранджи используется как антисептик, для освещения и при изготовлении мыла. ...
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Fettgehalt der Samen - 25-40%, etwa die Hälfte der Fettsäuren ist Ölsäure. Karanjaöl wird als Antiseptikum, als Aufheller und in Seifen verwendet...
Seeds contain 27% bitter and dark (sherry) coloured fixed oil (pongamia oil). The oil contains toxic flavonoids including 1.25% karanjin and 0.85% pongamol alkaloid, resin, mucilage and sugar. Seed extract is used for Skin problems, in tanning, Shops, infestation of grains, piscidal, insecticidal, nematicidal and bactericidal activity.
...contained 61.65% oleic acid and 18.52% linoleic acid, respectively, and had an iodine value of 89 g/100 g. ...
The medicinal properties of seed oil of Pongamia glabra are well known in traditional Indian medicine. It has antimicrobial activity against several organisms. It is used in the treatment of herpes and scabies and, systemically, it is also used in the treatment of dyspepsia with sluggish liver. The present study demonstrates that in vitro, Pongamia oil has strong spermicidal activity.
Pongamia glabra or Karanj is a moderate-size, nearly evergreen tree with spreading crown and generally short, crooked bole. Karanj is native to North India where it has been used since generations in traditional farming as natural pesticide. According to Ayurveda, Karanj is anthelmintic, alexipharmic and useful in diseases of eye, vagina, skin. The oil obtained from the herb has been used to treat tumours, wounds, ulcers, itching, enlargement of spleen and abdomen, urinary discharges. The fruits and sprouts of Karanj are used in folk remedies for abdominal tumors in India, the seeds for keloid tumors in Sri Lanka, and a powder derived from the plant for tumors in Vietnam. In ancient India the seeds were used for skin ailments.
Today the oil is used as a liniment for rheumatism. The juice from leaves is used for colds, coughs, diarrhea, dyspepsia, flatulence, gonorrhea, and leprosy while the roots are used for cleaning gums, teeth, and ulcers. Bark is used internally for bleeding piles. Powdered seeds are valued as a febrifuge, tonic and in bronchitis and whooping cough. Flowers are used for diabetes. In Ayurvedic medicine the root and bark are used in abdominal enlargement, ascites, biliousness, diseases of the eye, skin, and vagina, itch, piles, tumors, ulcers, and wounds. The sprouts and leaves are used for inflammation, piles and skin diseases; the flowers for diabetes; the fruit and seed for piles, urinary discharges, and diseases of the brain, eye, head, and skin, the oil for biliousness, eye ailments, itch, leucoderma, skin diseases, worms, and wounds.