
Cajanus indicus spreng
Genus: Cajanus
Botanical name: Cajanus indicus spreng
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Adhaki
English: Pigeon pea, Gandule bean
Hindi: Toor
Malayalam: Tuvara
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Pigeon pea is the most common pulse eaten all over India. The cultivation of Tuvara goes back at least 3000 years. The centre of origin is most likely Asia, from where it travelled to East Africa and by means of the slave trade to the American continent. The Tuvara plant is an erect annual or short-lived perennial reaching a height of 3-10 feet. Because the coarse bush is deeply rooted, it has wide adaptability and grows well on semiarid land. It has slender, pointed trifoliate leaves and yellow or yellow and red flowers. Pods are similar to English peas, green and pointed with a bit of reddish mottling. Several pods are produced in clusters on an upright stem.
The seed of the Pigeon pea is used internal organs disease like stomach, liver, intestines and reduce cancer of these organs.