Agatsya is a medicinal plant

1. ● AGASTYA
(01)AGHARA PONTING
AMRUTLAL

2. ●BOTANICAL
NAME
●Sesbania grandiflora (L)

3. ● BASONYM OF
DRUG
● अगस्त्य नक्षत्रे पुष्पाणि सन्त्यस्य इणि वा ।
• Agastya (Sesbania grandiflora (L)
plant blossoms in "Sarad Ritu’
(Autumn season) when Agastya
star
appears in sky.

4. ●SYNONYMS
1)Habitat
●वङ्गसेन : - वङ्गदेशे बाहुल्येन जायमानः
।
Agastya plant grows more
in Vanga deśa (Bengal region).

5. 2)Morphology
●वक्रपुष्प : -वक्र
ं पुष्पमस्य ।
Flowers of Agastya are curved in
shape.
●मुननपुष्प:-अगस्त्योदयकाले पुष्पष्पतत्वातत्् ।
Agastya plant flowers when
Agastya star seen in sky.

6. 3) Properties and Actions
●व्रणारि : -व्रणनाशकः ।
Agastya is very useful in case of
wounds.

7. 4) Others
●मुननद्रुम : अगस्त्यनामकवातत्् ।
Agastya plant is regarded as very
sacred tree.

8. ● VERNACULAR
NAMES
● English :Tree bean
● Hindi : Agasthya
● Kannada : Agache
● Malayalam : Agatthi
● Marathi : Agastha

9. Botanical Name : Sesbania
grandiflora (L) poiret
Sesbania- In memory of
botanist.
grandiflora- Grandi means big,
flora means flowers
Family : Papilionaceae
Kula : Aparajita kula

10. ● TAXONOMY
Family : Papilionaceae
Genus : Sesbania
Species : grandiflora

11. ● HABITAT
Agastya is cultivated mainly
in South India & Bengal
region .

12. ● MORPHOLOGY
Habit
● Tall , slender tree .
Grows up to 30 ft . in
height .

13. 1)Leaves
●Leaves are 15 to 30 cm
long , compound , leaflets
are
16 to30 pairs , linear
oblong shaped .

14. 2)Inflorescence
Raceme
3)Flowers
White in colour and very
attractive . 2 to 4 flowers will be
seen in one cluster . Petals are 8
cm long

15. 4)Fruit
Pod and upto 50
cm long .

16. ● USEFUL PART
Pancanga
Patra , Paspa ,
Phala , Twak and
Mala

17. ● RASAPANCHAKA
Rasa : Tikta
Guna : Laghu , Ruksa
Vipaka : Katu
Virya : Sita

18. ● DOSA KARMA
Kapha Pitta Samaka .
Pitta Sämaka due to Sīta virya and Tikta
Rasa .
Kapha sämaka because of its katu vipäka
and Tikta Rasa

19. ● KARMA (ACTION)
Netrarogahara
Jwarahara
Pratisyayahara
Kasahara
Sramahara
Varnya
Sulahara .

20. ●PHARMACOLOGICAL
ACTION
Anti inflammatory
Antibacterial
Antipyretic
Analgesic
Hypoglycaemic
Hypotensive
Cardiac depressant

21. ● ROGAGHNATA (
INDICATIONS )
Netraroga
Pratisyāya
Kasa
Srama
Vaivarnya
Sula
Caturthika Jwara
Pliha vikāra
Panduroga
Gulma
Sosa

22. ●AMAYIKA PRAYOGA
(THERAPEUTIC
ADMINISTRATION )
1)Naktändhya ( Night blindness )
अगस्त्यं नानतत्शीतत्ोष्णं नक्तान्धानां प्रशस्यतत्े । ( सु.सू. ४६/२८८ )
One should use juice of flowers of Agastya in Naktāndhya ( Night
blindness ) .
2. Caturthika Jwara ( Quartan Fever )
अगष्पि पत्र स्विसेन नस्य ननहष्पि चातत्ुनथिकमुग्रवीयिम् । ( भा.प्र.नच. १/७७१ )
Našya ( Instillation ) with juice of Agastya ( Sesbania grandiflora ) will
cure Caturthika jwara ( Quartan fever ) .

23. Matra ( Dosage )
Swarasa ( Juice ) : 10 to 20 ml
Kwatha (Decoction ) : 50 to80ml