AGASTYA

1. Botanical name : Sesbania grandiflora
2. Family : Fabaceae
3. Tamil : Agathi Keerai
4. Hindi : Agasti
5. Malayalam : Agasti
6. English : Scarlet Wisteria Tree
7. Habit : A tall, soft wooded, medium sized cylinder tree which grows upto 30 feet.
8. Distribution : It is native to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.
9. Useful part : Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
10. Rasa Panchaka
    1. Rasa : Tikta
    1. Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
    1. Veerya : Sheeta
    1. Vipaka : Katu
    1. Karma : Kapha Pitta Hara
11. Indications : Nakthandya, Peenasa, Sopha, Gulma, Kushta, Krmi, Ajirna
12. Dose : Powder 10-20 g

Formulations : Ratnagiri rasa, Makshika shodana