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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==
{{Uses|Inflammations}}, {{Uses|Bacterial infections}}, {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Internal ailments}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Amino acids such as lysine, arginine, histidine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=Kitamu|sa=Utkaṭa, Vanajayantī|ta=Mudchembai, Nirchembai|te=Ettejangaa|hi=Ikkada|en=}}
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Madhura
===Guna===
Snigdha, Guru
===Veerya===
Śīta
===Vipaka===
Madhura
===Karma===
Pittahara, VĀtahara, Mūtravirecanīya, Stanyajanana
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual/Biennial}}
==Identification==
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
*Mūtravirecanīya Cūrṇa, Stanyajanana Kaṣāya Cūrṇa
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==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}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sesbania+bispinosa"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[https://pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sesbania+bispinosa]*[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Sesbania_bispinosa.html]*[https://www.feedipedia.org/node/255]
[[Category:Herbs]]
