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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.

Uses

Inflammations, Bacterial infections, Tumours, Ringworm, Skin diseases, Internal ailments.

Parts Used

Seeds.

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

Annual/Biennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

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

  • Mūtravirecanīya Cūrṇa, Stanyajanana Kaṣāya Cūrṇa

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature falls within the range 18 - 30°c, though it can tolerate 10 - 34°c[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Marshes, Ditches, River margins, Saline areas, Flood-plains, [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], Sandbanks, Open miombo woodland.

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14
  2. [ "Morphology"]
  3. "Cultivation detail"

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