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. 2011 Oct;2(4):207-14.
doi: 10.4103/2231-4040.90874.

Biological activities and medicinal properties of Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp

Dilipkumar Pal  1 , Pragya Mishra, Neetu Sachan, Ashoke K Ghosh
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Biological activities and medicinal properties of Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp

Dilipkumar Pal et al. J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp. (Sanskrit: Adhaki, Hindi: Arhar, English: Pigeon pea, Bengali: Tur) (family: Fabaceae) is the most important grain legume crop of rain-fed agriculture in semi-arid tropics. It is both a food crop and a cover/forage crop with high levels of proteins and important amino acids like methionine, lysine and tryptophan. During the last few decades extensive studies have been carried out regarding the chemistry of C. cajan and considerable progress has been achieved regarding its biological activities and medicinal applications. This review article gives an overview on the biological activities of the compounds isolated, pharmacological actions and clinical studies of C. cajan extracts apart from its general details.

Keywords: Arhar; Cajanus cajan; biological and medicinal properties; fabaceae; pigeon pea.

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Conflict of Interest: Nil.

Figures

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Leaves, fruits and flowers of C. cajan
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Figure 2
Mature fruits of C. cajan
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Structure of cajanin
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Structure of pinostrobin
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Structure of longistylin A
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Structure of longistylin C
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Structure of cajanuslactone
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Figure 8
Structure of cajaninstilbene acid
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Figure 9
Structure of vitexin
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Figure 10
Structure of orientin
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Figure 11
Structure of cajanol
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