Botanical Index No. 793

Pigeonpea

cajanus cajan

Medicinal Actions

Alexeteric, Antiamylase, Antichymotryptic, Antidote, Antilactagogue, Antisubtilisin, Antiviral, Astringent, Diuretic, Flatugenic, Fungicide, Hyperglycemic, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypoglycemic, Hypolipidemic, Hypotriglyceridemic, Laxative, Litholytic, Soporific, Ureolytic

General Dosage

Pods and pulses are food farmacy, some of the best!; 20–40 g leaf boiled in water for dermatosis, sore, swelling, and wound.