Plant Synonyms
Aeschynomene coccinea L.f.
Aeschynomene grandiflora (L.) L.
Agati coccinea (L.f.) Desv.
Agati grandiflora (L.) Desv.
Agati grandiflora var. albiflora Wight & Arn.
Agati grandiflora var. coccinea (L.f.) Wight & Arn.
Coronilla coccinea (L.f.) Willd.
Coronilla grandiflora (L.) Willd.
Coronilla grandiflora Boiss.
Dolichos arborescens G. Don
Dolichos arboreus Forssk.
Emerus grandiflorus (L.) Kuntze
Resupinaria grandiflora (L.) Raf.
Robinia grandiflora L.
Sesban coccinea (L.f.) Poir.
Sesban grandiflora (L.) Poir. [Spelling variant]
Sesban grandiflorus (L.) Poir.
Sesbania coccinea (L.f.) Pers.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | bakphul, West Indian pea, white dragon tree, August flower, Flamingo Bill |
| Hindi | Agastha, Agasti, chogache, gaach-munga, agathiya, sadabasna, agast, agasti, agastoya, agust, agusta, bak, balmota, basna, hadaga, hadga, hathia, hathya, hatiya, jalt, jayanti, jhijan, |
| Kannada | Agase, agache, kempagase, chogache, agasi, chogachi, agace, agache, agaci, agase, agasemara, agashi, agasi, bakapushpa, chinna daare, chogache, kempagase |
| Malayalam | akatti, aagatti, atti, argatti, akatti, athi, agatti, agati, agatti, agaty, akatti, argati, argatti, athi, atti |
| Marathi | agasta, agastha, agasthi, agasthiya, agasti, agastiya, agathi, agati, agosto, chopchini, haadga, hadaga, jainti, shevari, shewari, sirimonta |
| Sanskrit | agasthya, agasti, agastih, agastivaka, agastya, agastyah, agati, buka, dirghaphalaka, dirghashimbi, kanali, kharadhvansi, kumbhayoni, kumbhayonih, kusuma, muni, munidruma, munidrumah, munipriya, munipushpa, munitaru, pavitra, raktapushpa, shighrapushpa, sthulapushpa, surapriya, vaka, vakrapushpa, vakrapuspa, vakrapuspah, vangasena, vangasenah, vranapaha, vranari |
| Tamil | Agati , acaiyam, accam, acci, acham, acokam, acokam, acotakatti, agathi, agathi keerai, agaththi, agati, agatti, akacam, akacam,akaci, akaddi, akatti, akattikkirai, alakiyal, alakucivappi, alakucivappimaram, ampalacai, ampalakaimaram, anali, aracamiyam, argati, arokkiyamatar, arpakaimaram, arrokkiyamatar, athi, attikkirai, avappittaniti, avappittanti, cakanpanni, cantirantankacci, cayanti, cayanti ,cenkutamaram, cevvakatti, cevvakattimaram, chittakathi, civappakatti, civappi, iyaktam, kacikavakatti, kakanaman, karikam, karikamaram, kariram, karunchempa, kilimukkumaram, kilimukkumram, kiraiyakattimaram, kopavairini, kotikkalmaram, kunali1, kunkumapperikamaram, malaiyinmunimaram, malaiyinmunivam, malaiyinmunivanmara, malaiyinmunivanmaram, mayilmunimaram, mayilmunivam, mayilmunivan, mulakariyam, mulakiyam, muni, munipattiri, munippuntu, munitalam, munittorumam, munitturumam, mutanki, nattakatti, paluppuccarruccattukkati, pantukam, pantukam, pantukamaram, pattiyamuriccan, pavalaakatti, pavalavakatti, pavalavakattimaram, peragatti, pintaputpam piraimalar, pocaki, pocakimaram, pocam, pocam , pukal, pukalpukalmaram, sevvagatti, tanavakamaram, tetcanamuli, tetcanamurtti, tirakkappalakam, tirkkappalakam, turucu, tuvatacipattiri, tuvatecipattiri, ullulattitam, uppi, utumparam, utumparam, vaka, vakai, vanitam, vankacenakam,vellakatti, vinpakam, vinpakavakatti, vintai, vittari, vittaru, vitteri, vittineruppu, vittutti, vittuttimaram, yatakam |
| Telugu | Avisa, Avishi , agasi, agathi, agise, agisi, anaga, aneesay, anisay, aushika, avasinara, avesi, avise, avisey, avishi, avisi, bakapushpam, bakku-pushapamu, erraagasi, erraavisi, erragise, ettagise, patta, suka nasam, sukanaasamu, sukanasamu, tella-suiminta, tellaavesi, tellaavisi, tellayavise, thellayavise, yerraavesi |
| Tibetan | a ga sta |
| Urdu | agast |
| Oriya | agastee |
| Gujarati | Agathiyo,ayathio,agath-thi-nar |
| Bengali | Bak, Bagphal, Bak, basnapul, vak, agashi, basna, vasna, |
| Commom names | vegetable hummingbird, katurai, agati, West Indian pea, |
1. Worm infestation: Intake of agastya leaves juice 10-20ml in empty stomach, early morning for 2 weeks can expel the intestinal worms.
2. Headache: 2 -3 drops of agastya leaves juice is used as nasal drops in the morning to cure sinusitis and headache.
3. Fever: The paste of agastya leaves can be externally applied over the body to subside the fever.
4. Night Blindness: Administration of 3gms of agastya flowers paste processed in ghee recommended for night blindness.
5. Colic: 5 grams of agastya bark powder is boiled in 100ml of water till it reduced to 25ml. Oral administration of this decoction added with salt and hing relieve abdominal colic.
6. Arthritis: Root and bark paste of agastya is applied externally to relieve pain and inflammation associated with arthritis and gout.
Source: Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) India.
Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers. Tree Bark, flower, leaves Antibacterial; malaria; headache; improves eye vision; eliminates worms; dysentery; stomachache; mouth ulcer; canker sores General Padal et al. 2014, Valsaraj et al. 1997
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medical Indications
Literature
Citations
Sesbania grandiflora. (2024, March 30). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesbania_grandiflora