Sesbenia grandiflora- Agasthya Ayurvedic herb

1. Agastya-Sesbenia Grandiflora

2. Agasthya
A small sized fast growing tree, as its flowering
is only up to the appearance of the famous star
Agasthya so it is known as Agasthya. During the
flowering season this tree looks more beautiful
and attractive.

3. •Kula:- Simbi Kula
•Family :- Leguminosae
•Upakula :- Aparajita
•Sub – Family :- Papilionatae

4. Vernacular Names:-
Sanskrit :- Agasti, Agati, Anari
English :- Agathi, Agati sesbania, August
flower,West Indian pea, White dragon tree
Hindi :- Agasti, Bak, Basma, Basna, Chogache,
Hatiya
Tamil :- Agathi, Agati, Peragathi
Kan :- Chogache , Tagache
Tel:- Avisa
Mar:- Agastha, Hadaga

5. Synonyms:-
Agasthya- As sage Agasthya likes or attracted by
this plant
Munidruma- Known with name of popular sage
Vangasena- Flowers are more brighter
Vakrapuspa- It having the curved flowers.

6. Verities:-
As per Raja Niganthu it is of 4 types
1). With white flower
2). With red flower
3). With yellow flower
4). With black flower.
But out of these tree with white flower is most
common , even tree with red is less common.

7. Habitat:- S. grandflora is well adapted to hot,
humid environments. It is a lowland species
that lacks tolerance for cool temperatures
(below about 10 deg. C). It has an outstanding
ability to tolerate water logging and is ideally
suited to seasonally flooded environments.

8. Morphology:-
Sesbania grandiflora is a small, loosely branching tree that grows up to 8-15 m tall and 25-
30 cm in diameter;
Stem tomentose ( Plant hairs ), unarmed;
Roots normally heavily nodulated with large nodules; the tree can develop floating roots.
Leaves alternate and compound; pinnate(multi-divided features arising from both sides of a
common axis),15-30 cm long with 12-20 pairs of oblong, rounded leaflets, 3-4 cm long and
about 1 cm wide; leaves turn bright yellow before shedding.
Flower clusters hanging at leaf base have 2-5 large or giant flowers; pink, red or white,
pea like, 5-10 cm in length, curved, about 3 cm wide before opening.
Pods long and narrow, hanging down length of 30-50 cm,8 mm width, flat, with swollen
margins and about 15-40 pale-colourd seeds;
Seeds are beanlike, red brown, 6-8 in a pod, 3.5 mm, each weighs 1 g.

13. Chemical Composition:-
Flowers- Methyl oleanolate- Analgesic &
Anti-inflammatory
Seeds- Kaempferol- Antibacterial
Leucocynadin- Ant diabetic,
Gastric ulceration

14. Properties:-
Rasa- Tikta
Guna- Laghu, Ruksa
Veerya- sheeta
Vipaka- katu

15. Dosha Karma:-
Pitta-kaphahara, Vishagna

16. Indications:-
Naktyandhata
Chaturthika Jwara
Kshaya
Kasa

17. Functions Acc to Diff Scholars
1. Vagbhata- utt.13-79
Nishandya- leaves fried in ghee and
used
2. Haritha-
Apasmara- nasya from paste of leaves,
mareecha and gomutra – chi-19
Balapasmara- juice of leaves with
mareecha churna – chi-43

18. 3. Bhavaprakasha-
Vatarakta- prepare curd of mahishee with
flower powder of Agasthya, extract butter and
applied.
4. Vrandha-
Chaturthika Jwara- Patraswarasa Nasya
5. Vaidyamanorama-
Udarashoola- Patraswarasa+hingu+saindava

19. Useful Parts:-
Moola
Patra
Puspa
Twak

20. Dosage:-
Leaf juice- 10-20 ml
Decoction- 50-100ml
Flower powder- 5-10gm

21. Special preparations:- --------------
(Agasthya Rasayana)

22. Quotations:-
मुनिव्रक्षदलं लूताव्रणविध्िंसि शललष्े्मिुत I
तत्पुष्पं िातलं नतक्तं कषायं कटुपाकक च II
चातुर्थिकज्िरहरं चैि वपतशललष्मापकषिणम I Shodala