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Sesbania bispinosa - Itkaṭa

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How to plant/cultivate
{{stub}}[[File:Dhaincha (Hindi- ढैंचा) (2854064728).jpg|thumb|right|''Itkaṭa'']]
'''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.
==Uses==
{{Uses|InflammationsInflammation}}, {{Uses|Bacterial infections}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Internal ailments}}.
==Parts Used==
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of subtropical 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 tropical areas, where it is found at elevations speed up to 1,200 metresgermination. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature falls within the range 18 - 30°c, though it can tolerate 10 - 34°c<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Malaimurunkai (Tamil- மலைமுருங்கை) (2853239409).jpg|Leaves
File:Raan Shevari (Marathi- रान शेवरी) (4019068475).jpg|Flowers
File:Sesbania bispinosa5836.JPG|Whole plant
File:மலைமுருங்கை3.jpg|Pods
 
</gallery>
*[https://www.feedipedia.org/node/255 Sesbania bispinosa on feedipedia.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]
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