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Sesbania bispinosa - Itkaṭa
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Itkaṭa consists of dried root of Sesbania bispinosa W. F. Wight (Fam. Fabaceae) an erect 1.5 to 2.5 m tall, annual, shrub with minute prickles on rachis and young branches, usually found as a weed in the rice fields or water logged areas in the plains of India.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Inflammation, Bacterial infections, Tumours, Ringworm, Skin diseases, Internal ailments.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains Amino acids such as lysine, arginine, histidine.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Ikkada |
| Malayalam | Kitamu |
| Tamil | Mudchembai, Nirchembai |
| Telugu | Ettejangaa |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Utkaṭa, Vanajayantī |
| English |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura
Guna
Snigdha, Guru
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Madhura
Karma
Pittahara, VĀtahara, Mūtravirecanīya, Stanyajanana
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Paripinnate | Oblong | Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | pink | Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oblong pod | Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled | seeds upto 5 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Seed - no pre-treatment is required. The plants can easily be established by direct seeding. The seed has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Marshes, Ditches, River margins, Saline areas, Flood-plains, Sandbanks, Open miombo woodland.
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flowers
Whole plant
Pods
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References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
- ↑ [ "Morphology"]
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bacterial infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Tumours
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ringworm
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Internal ailments
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Habit - Annual herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Marshes
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Ditches
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of River margins
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Saline areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Flood-plains
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sandbanks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Open miombo woodland
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Fabaceae
