Thursday, July 26, 2012

AGATHI IN SIDDHA MEDICINE

Agathi --- Botanical name is Sesbania grandiflora.
Two types
1) White Agathi
2) Red Agathi
Useful parts : Leaf, flowers, barks and roots.
Leaf:
1) 2 to 3 drops of leaf juice dropped in the nostrils reduce intermittent fever.
2) 1 part juice and 5 parts honey mixed well and externally applied in the head it cures sinuses in children. The same in the nostrils reduce headache.
Flower:
1) The juice of the flowers acts as a great medicine in eye diseases.
Bark:
The bark is made as dication (kudineer) as per the rules and given for viral fever.
Root bark:
The dication of this will cure white discharge, dryness of mouth, burning sensation of eyes, mouth, ear, nose and extrimities.
Red agathis root bark along with oomathai root grinded well and externally applied reduces the swelling in arthritis.

Reference:
Materia medica vegetable section.

4 comments:

  1. I an an indian now working in USA, while i visit India on march one of my relative give me some seeds of AGATHI PLANT, I planted it here in America and it start growing wonderfully, now i have 4 plants 4 feet high with lot of leaves, already i cook some leaves and its delicious
    is it ok to have this dish daily

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  2. agathi leaves should be cooked in water and the water should be thrown out. cooked leaves should be squeezed well and cut to small pieces. add fried jeera, kadugu ( rai, aavalu), chillies, turmeric, salt . If you don't throw the boiled water out, it'll cause a few loose motions.

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  3. I am loooking for seeds of red variety od Agathi ( red flowered variety of sesbania Grandiflora , Avise ). could someone out there help me with where I can get the seeds.

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