Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W.Wight
Family: Fabaceae
Synonyms: Aeschynomene aculeata Schreb. , Aeschynomene aculeata Royle , Aeschynomene bispinosa Jacq. , Aeschynomene spinulosa Roxb. , Coronilla aculeata Willd. , Coronilla aculete Willd. [Spelling variant] , Sesban aculeatus Poir. [Spelling variant] , Sesbania aculeata (Willd.) Pers. , Sesbania aculeata Poir. , Sesbania aculeata var. elatior Prain , Sesbania aculeata var. micrantha Chiov. , Sesbania aegyptiaca sensu Bojer , Sesbania arborescens Kostel. , Sesbania bispinosa var. bispinosa , Sesbania bispinosa var. elatior (Prain) Raizada & Saxena , Sesbania bispinosa var. micrantha (Chiov.) J.B. Gillett
- Common name: Dunchi fiber, Prickly Sesban
- Arabic: سيسبان ثنائي الأشواك
- Chinese: 多刺田菁
- French: Sesbane
- Hindi: ढैंचा Dhaincha, Ikad, Dadon, Daden
- Gujarati: Sasee Ikad
- Kannada: Dhaincha, Mullu jeenangi
- Malayalam: Kedangu, Daincha, Kilannu
- Marathi: Bhuiavali, Chinchani, Kansevari, राणशेवरा Ran-Shevri
- Sanskrit: Utkata, Vanajayanti
- Tamil: mutcempai, Mudchembai. uravi
- Telugu: Ettejangaa
Description: Annual or biennial, erect, 1-3 m tall, stem glabrous or sparsely pubescent when young, sparsely aculeate. Leaf paripinnate, rachis 20-35 cm long, aculeate; leaflets 50-110, 10-20 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, oblong, obtuse, mucronate, sparsely pilose on margins and midrib below; stipules 6-10 mm long. Inflorescence a raceme, 3-12-flowered, up to 13 cm long. Pedicel 6-11 mm long. Calyx c. 4 mm long, teeth c. 1 mm long, margin pubescent. Corolla pale yellow, violet flecked. Vexillum c. 12-13 mm long (including c. 3 mm long claw). Fruit c. 15-25 cm long, c. 2-3 mm wide, glabrous, 35-40-seeded.
Plant decoction as antacid and febrifuge. Bark and seed astringent, for diarrhea; seed powder given to induce hunger. Leaf paste applied to small babies all over the body and also given bath against whooping cough. Flowers smoke as mosquito and insect repellent. Emetic powdered root given to a person bitten by a snake. Veterinary medicine, leaves wash as a preventive to tsetse flies. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Seeds—used externally in ringworm and skin diseases. Plant—used for treating wounds. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
Plant decoction as antacid and febrifuge. Bark and seed astringent, for diarrhea; seed powder given to induce hunger. Leaf paste applied to small babies all over the body and also given bath against whooping cough. Flowers smoke as mosquito and insect repellent. Emetic powdered root given to a person bitten by a snake. Veterinary medicine, leaves wash as a preventive to tsetse flies. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
Seeds—used externally in ringworm and skin diseases. Plant—used for treating wounds. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]
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