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'''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.
 
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{{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Gastric troubles}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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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"/>
  
 
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==Properties==
 
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{{Commonly seen|On dry wasteland}}, {{Commonly seen|On roadsides}}.
  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763669/ Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Common names">Karnataka Aushadiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva</ref>
  
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<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>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://www.feedipedia.org/node/254 Sesbania grandiflora on Sesbania grandiflora]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Agati.html Sesbania grandiflora on flowersofindia.net]
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[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 11:25, 5 August 2020

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

Swellings, Rheumatism, Itching, Gastric troubles, Colic, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Fever, Diabetes, Malaria[1]

Parts Used

Flowers, Immature seedpods, Young seedpods, Seeds, Young 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.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Agasi
Hindi Gaach-munga
Malayalam
Tamil Sevvagatti
Telugu Avisha
Marathi Shevari
Gujarathi Agathio
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Varnari
English Agati

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings of half-ripe wood.

How to plant/cultivate

[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

On dry wasteland, On roadsides.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. Karnataka Aushadiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

External Links