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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.
 
'''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==
{{Uses|Inflammations}}, {{Uses|Bacterial infections}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Internal ailments}}.
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{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Bacterial infections}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Internal ailments}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}.
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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual/Biennial}}
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{{Habit|Annual herb}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
*Mūtravirecanīya Cūrṇa, Stanyajanana Kaṣāya Cūrṇa
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*[[Mūtravirecanīya Cūrṇa]], [[Stanyajanana Kaṣāya Cūrṇa]]
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Marshes}}, {{Commonly seen|Ditches}}, {{Commonly seen|River margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Saline areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Flood-plains}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandbanks}}, {{Commonly seen|Open miombo woodland}}.  
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{{Commonly seen|Marshes}}, {{Commonly seen|Ditches}}, {{Commonly seen|River margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Saline areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Flood-plains}}, {{Commonly seen|Sandbanks}}, {{Commonly seen|Open miombo woodland}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Malaimurunkai (Tamil- மலைமுருங்கை) (2853239409).jpg|Leaves
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File:Raan Shevari (Marathi- रान शेवरी) (4019068475).jpg|Flowers
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File:Sesbania bispinosa5836.JPG|Whole plant
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File:மலைமுருங்கை3.jpg|Pods
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[https://pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sesbania+bispinosa]
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*[https://pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sesbania+bispinosa Sesbania bispinosa on pfaf.org]
*[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Sesbania_bispinosa.html]
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*[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Sesbania_bispinosa.html Sesbania bispinosa on hort.purdue.edu]
*[https://www.feedipedia.org/node/255]
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*[https://www.feedipedia.org/node/255 Sesbania bispinosa on feedipedia.org]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Fabaceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 13 June 2019

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

Inflammation, 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 herb

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

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

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

References

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

External Links