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नामरूपज्ञानम्
 
८. वङ्गसेनः (भा० ) – वङ्गदेशे बाहुल्येन जायमानः । निघण्टुशेषः
'बहुसेन:' पठति, बहुफलत्वात् ।
 
९. व्रणारिः (रा०)—व्रणनाशकः ।
१०. शीघ्रपुष्पः (रा० ) – शीघ्रं पुष्यति ।
 

 
The plant (Sesbania grandiflora (Linn.) Pers.)
is known as Agastya or Agasti because it blossems
at the time when the star Agastya appears in sky
istor
(in autumn season) and also eliminates toxins. It
bears flowers fastly (sighrapuspa ) which are curved
(vakrapuspa); in one of the varieties they are red
(raktapuspa). Fruits are long (dirghaphalaka ). It
is useful in wounds (vraṇāri ). It flowers rapidly
(sighrapuspa). PIPP
 
Priyanighantu adds two synonyms-simsapa-
patraka (having leaves like those of simsapă) and
ardhendupuspaka (having flowers of semi-lunar
 
shape).
 
Specific characters
 
1. Flowers-curved, characteristic of papillio-
natae, opening in autumn.
 
2. Fruits-long.
 
3. Actions-antitoxic and wound-healing.