red gram

Names

Common Names

• Congo-pea
• pigeon-pea
• red gram
• yellow dhal
• pigeonpea

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Cajanus pseudocajan
• Cajanus cajan var. flavus
• Cajanus indicus var. flavus
• Cytisus pseudocajan
• Cajanus striatus
• Cytisus cajan
• Cytisus guineensis
• Cajanus bicolor
• Cajanus cajan f. bicolor
• Cajanus cajan var. bicolor
• Cajanum thora
• Cajanus indicus var. bicolor
• Cajanus indicus var. maculatus
• Cajanus luteus
• Cajanus obcordifolia

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known as Cajanus cajaen, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. It is classified within the class Equisetopsida and the subclass Magnoliidae, falling under the order Fabales. Finally, it is a member of the family Fabaceae and the genus Cajanus.

Distribution

This plant, Cajanus cajan, exhibits a broad geographical distribution across several distinct regions. In Northern Africa, it is notably found within the borders of Egypt. Its presence extends to the Macaronesia region, specifically occurring in Cape Verde. Furthermore, the species is widespread throughout West Tropical Africa. Within this tropical zone, it is documented in Benin, Burkina, and Gambia.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Cajanus cajan has 116 reported phytochemicals identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, cajaninstilbene acid, Ash, IRON, POTASSIUM.

Flavonoids

1. Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis
2. Molecular pharmaceutics
3. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
4. Metabolites
5. Journal of food and drug analysis

cajaninstilbene acid

1. Applied microbiology and biotechnology
2. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Frontiers in pharmacology

Ash

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
3. Die Nahrung

IRON

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
3. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

POTASSIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. Die Nahrung
3. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

methionine

1. Dr. Duke
2. Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion
3. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

proline

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Metabolites

BETA-SITOSTEROL

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

CALCIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

CATALASE

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Metabolites

Activities

Cajanus cajan has 415 reported activities identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Antinociceptive, Immunomodulator, Neuroprotective.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Cajanus cajan has 31 reported medicinal uses identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include sickle cell disease, Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive Impairment, DNA damage, Malnutrition.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations