Cajanus cajan (Linn.) Millsp. |
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Botanical Name |
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Cajanus cajan (Linn.) Millsp. |
English
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Pigeon Pea |
Synonym(s) |
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Cajanus indicus Spreng. |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An erect, annual or perennial hairy, suffruticose herb or shrub, 0.75 to 4.3 m in height. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, entire, acute mucronate, sub-coriaceous; flowers yellow, or yellow veined with red or purple, in sparse distinctly peduncled, densely hairy, corymbose racemes, often forming a terminal panicle; pods 5.0 - 7.5cm x 0.6- 1.25 cm, finely downy, 3-7 seeded; seeds greyish brown, red or pale yellow, often with a small caruncle. |
| Herb Effects |
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Hypoglycemic (seed) and mouth antiseptic (leaf decoction); diuretic (seeds) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Cajanol (plant); cajanone (root); riboflavin and pyridoxine (seed); isoflavones, sitosterol, lupeol and alpha and beta-amyrin (root bark); ascorbic acid, beta-carotene (fruit); beta-sitosterol (leaf); genistein (root). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Cajanol |
61020-70-0 |
5-hydroxy-3-(4-hydro
xy-2-methoxy-phenyl)
-7-methoxy-chroman-4
-one |
C17H16O6 |
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| Cajanone |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C25H26O6 |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Pyridoxine |
58-56-0 |
4,5-bis(hydroxymethy
l)-2-methyl-pyridin-
3-ol |
C8H11NO3 |
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| Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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| alpha-Amyrin |
638-95-9 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,1
4b-octamethyl-2,3,4a
,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,
12a,14,14a
-tetrade
cahydro-1H-picen-3-o
l |
C30H50O |
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| beta-Amyrin |
559-70-6 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a-
tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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| Ascorbic acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta-Carotene |
Not Available |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Genistein |
446-72-0 |
4,5-dihydroxy-3-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one |
C15H10O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Mouth sores (leaf and flower); for anemia, hepatitis, diabetes, urinary infections, and yellow fever (leaves); for dysentery, and menstrual disorders, bronchitis, coughs, and pneumonia (flowers). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Amalraj T. Ignacimuthu S. Hypoglycemic activity of Cajanus cajan (seeds) in mice. Indian J Exp Biol 1998 Oct;36(10):1032-3. |
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