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Sesbania grandiflora

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{{stub}}'''Sesbania grandiflora''' is a short-lived, soft-wooded, loosely-branching tree with a rather open crown. It can grow 8 - 15 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 25 - 30cm in diameter. A true multi-purpose tree, providing a range of foods, medicines, timber, gum and tannins, mainly for local use. The plant is cultivated in many tropical areas as an ornamental, a green manure crop, in soil reclamation schemes and for its many useful properties. It is sold as a vegetable in local markets.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Gastric troubles}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|stemImmature seedpods}}, {{Parts Used|leavesYoung seedpods}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|RootYoung leaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains three isoflavanoids, isovestitol (1), medicarpin (2), and sativan (3), along with another known compound, betulinic acid (4), were isolated from the root of Sesbania grandiflora.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Varnari|en=Agati|gu=Agathio|hi=Gaach-munga|kn=Agasi|ks=|ml=|mr=Shevari|pa=|ta=Sevvagatti|te=Avisha}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
 
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings of half-ripe wood}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|On dry wasteland}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|On roadsides}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763669/ Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyCommon names"]>Karnataka Aushadiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sesbania+grandiflora Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.feedipedia.org/node/254 Sesbania grandiflora on Sesbania grandiflora]* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Agati.html Sesbania grandiflora on flowersofindia.net]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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