Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poiret Family : Fabaceae Common name : Agasti Location : Kalahandi, Odisha India

Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Poiret

Family : Fabaceae

Common name : Agasti

Location : Kalahandi, Odisha India

Flowers, young leaves and shoots are edible

Medicinal uses :

✔ A tea made from the leaves is believed to have antibiotic, anthelmintic, antitumor and contraceptive properties. 

✔ A bark decoction is taken orally to treat fever, diarrhoea, dysentery and diabetes. 

✔ Juice of the flowers, put in the eyes, is said to relieve dimness of vision. 

✔ The root is used for malaria. 

Sweta Mishra 

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Bhubaneswar, Odisha India