about Of Agathi Leaves

It is a fast-growing tree, leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white and red in color according to its species. The fruits look like flat, long and thin green beans. The tree thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive.

It is a small soft wooded tree up to 3–8 m, leaves 15–30 cm long; leaflets 10–20 pairs or more and an odd one. Oblong, 1.5–3.5 cm long variety red, 7.5–10 cm long in lax, 2–4 flower racemes, calyx campanulate, shallowly 2-lipped. Pods slender, falcate or straight, 30–45 cm long, suture thick, Seeds ca. 30, to 8 mm.

Benefits Of Agathi Leaves

Agathi’s health benefits are exhaustive, and as such, the plant features in a number of traditional remedies dating back thousands of years. In Ayurveda, agathi leaves treat fever, sinus, and respiratory problems. It acts as a coolant, purgative, and worm-killer. According to the book, “Home Remedies,” the leaf is also an anthelmintic, diuretic, laxative, and can aggravate pitta. It has the potential to treat toxicosis, itching, and excess kapha. The flowers are acrid, bitter, and astringent. Local healers use the flowers to treat night blindness, headaches, catarrh, cough, and fevers. 

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