Karanj करंज

🌱 About the plant

Glossy-leaved and salt-tolerant, with seed oil once used in every lamp.

Growing it

Grows on poor, saline and waterlogged ground alike.

What it is for

Lamp and biodiesel oil; traditional preparations; hardy shade.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Weekly the first year

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

8–15 m

First harvest

Seed year five

Grows on poor, saline and waterlogged ground alike.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Lamp and biodiesel oil; traditional preparations; hardy shade.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India