नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /31

नामरूपज्ञानम्
 

८. वङ्गसेनः (भा० ) – वङ्गदेशे बाहुल्येन जायमानः । निघण्टुशेषः

'बहुसेन:' पठति, बहुफलत्वात् ।
 

 
९. व्रणारिः (रा०)—व्रणनाशकः ।

 
१०. शीघ्रपुष्पः (रा० ) – शीघ्रं पुष्प्यति ।
 
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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 (sighrapusśīghrapuṣpa ) which are curved

(vakrapusṣpa); in one of the varieties they are red

(raktapusṣpa). Fruits are long (diīrghaphalaka ). It

is useful in wounds (vraṇāri ). It flowers rapidly
(sighrapuspa). PIPP
 

(śīghrapuspa).
 
Priyanighantu adds two synonyms-siśiṃśapā-
patraka (having leaves like those of śiṃśapă) and
ardhendupuṣpaka (having flowers of semsapai-
patraka (halunar shape).
 
Specific characters
 
1. Flowers-curving leaves like those of sied, characteristic of papillio-
natae, opening in autumsapă) and
ardhendupuspaka (having flowers of semin.
2. Fruits-lunar
 
shape).
 
Specific characters
 
1. Flowerong.
3. Actions-curved, characteristic of papillioantitoxic and wound-
natae, opening in autumn.
 
2. Fruits-long.
 
3. Actions-antitoxic and wound-healing.
 
healing.