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| − | '''''Sesbania grandiflora''''' (syn. '''''Aeschynomene grandiflora''''', '''''Agati grandiflora'''''),<ref>Joshi S. G., Medicinal Plants, Medicinal plants, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. bks)</ref> commonly known as '''vegetable hummingbird''',<ref>{{PLANTS|id=SEGR5|taxon=Sesbania grandiflora|accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref> '''agati''' or '''hummingbird tree''', is a small tree in the genus ''[[Sesbania]]''.
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| − | It is a fast-growing tree. The leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white, red or pink. The fruits look like flat, long, thin green beans. The tree thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive.
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| − | It is a small soft wooded tree up to 3–8 m tall. Leaves are 15–30 cm long, with leaflets in 10–20 pairs or more and an odd one. Flowers are oblong, 1.5–10 cm long in lax, 2–4 flower [[raceme]]s. The [[calyx (flower)|calyx]] is campanulate and shallowly 2-lipped. Pods are slender, falcate or straight, and 30–45 cm long, with a thick suture and approximately 30 seeds 8 mm in size.[[File:Sesbania grandiflora2.jpg|thumb|A twig of ''S. grandiflora'']]
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| − | [[File:Steamed vegetables CM.jpg|thumb|Steamed ''Sesbania grandiflora'' flowers (bottom), among other vegetables, in a [[Thai cuisine|Thai dish]]]]
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| − | [[File:Sesbania grandiflora.jpg|thumb|Flowers of ''S. grandiflora'']]
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| − | [[File:அகத்திப்பூ.jpg|thumb|Flowers of the red variant of ''S. grandiflora'']]
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| − | [[File:Sesbania grandiflora023 144816 p 1 1.jpg|thumb|Sesbania grandiflora pink variety]]
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| − | {{nutritional value | name=Sesbania flower, raw
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| − | | protein=1.28 g
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| − | | fat=0.04 g
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| − | | carbs=6.73 g
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| − | | calcium_mg=19
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| − | | iron_mg=0.84
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| − | | magnesium_mg=12
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| − | | phosphorus_mg=30
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| − | | potassium_mg=184
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| − | | vitC_mg=73
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| − | | thiamin_mg=0.083
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| − | | riboflavin_mg=0.081
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| − | | niacin_mg=0.43
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| − | ==Origin and distribution==
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| − | It is indigenous from South East Asia ([[Malaysia]] , [[Philippines]], [[Brunei]]) to [[Northern Australia]], and is cultivated in many parts of [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. It has many traditional uses.<ref>Kirtikar K. R. & B. D. Basu, Indian Medicinal Plants Vol-I, International Book Distributor & Publisher, Dehradun, Edition 2005, bks pp. 735–736</ref>
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| − | It grows where there is good soil and a hot, humid climate.
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| − | The leaf extract may inhibit the formation of advanced [[glycation]] end-products.<ref>https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0033-1352426</ref> The leaf extract contains [[linolenic acid]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Prasanna|first=Govindarajan|year=2016|title=Linolenic acid prevents early and advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) modification of albumin|url=|journal=International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|volume=95|pages=121–125|via=}}</ref> and [[aspartic acid]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Prasanna|first=Govindarajan|year=2015|title=Aspartic acid functions as carbonyl trapper to inhibit the formation of advanced glycation end products by chemical chaperone activity|url=|journal=Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics|volume=34 |issue=5|pages=943–951|via=}}</ref> which were found to be the major compounds responsible for the anti-glycation potential of the leaf extract.
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| − | The flowers of ''S. grandiflora'' are eaten as a vegetable in South Asia and Southeast Asia, including [[Cuisine of Laos|Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Java]] in Indonesia, [[Cuisine of Vietnam|Vietnam]], [[Maldives]] (locally known as Feeru Muran'ga, ފީރު މުރަނގަ), [[Sri Lanka]], and the [[Ilocos Region]] of the Philippines.
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| − | In [[Khmer language]], the flowers are called ផ្កាអង្គាដី ''(angkea dei)'' and young leaves and flowers are used in the cuisine both cooked in curries, such as ''[[Samlor mchou angkea dei]]'' and salad sauce ''[[Bok Ampreok or Toek Kroeung]]''.
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| − | In the [[Thai language]], the flowers are called ดอกแค ''(dok khae)'' and are used in the cuisine both cooked in curries, such as ''[[kaeng som]]'' and ''[[kaeng khae]]'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92bq_9fJp8 Kaeng Khae Kai (Katurai Chilli Soup with Chicken)]</ref> and raw in ''[[nam phrik]]''.<ref>[http://thailand.prd.go.th/ebook_bak/story.php?idmag=31&idstory=239 Thailand Illustrated Magazine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718183710/http://thailand.prd.go.th/ebook_bak/story.php?idmag=31&idstory=239 |date=2011-07-18 }}</ref>
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| − | The young pods are also eaten. In [[Sri Lanka]], agati leaves, known as ''Katuru murunga'' in [[Sinhala language]], are sometimes added to ''sudhu hodhi'' or white curry, a widely eaten, thin [[coconut]] gravy, and are believed locally to be a cure for [[canker sores]]. In India this plant is known as ''agati'' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]), ''agastya'' ([[Kannada]]), ''అవిసె'' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]), and both the leaves and the flowers have culinary uses.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *''[[Sesbania bispinosa]]''
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| − | *''[[Dolichandrone spathacea]]'', known as ''Dok khae thale'' in Thai
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| − | *''[[Markhamia stipulata]]'', known as ''Dok khae hua mu'' in Thai
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| − | *[[Edible flowers]]
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| − | *[[List of Thai ingredients]]
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| − | * [http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Sesbania_grandiflora.htm ''Sesbania grandiflora'' on Tropicalforages.info]
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| − | *[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=1519 ''Sesbania grandiflora'' in the AgroForestry Database of the World Agroforestry Centre]
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| − | * [http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/data/pf000171.htm ''Sesbania grandiflora'' on the FAO web site]
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| − | * [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Sesbania_grandiflora.html ''Sesbania grandiflora'' on the web site of the Center for New Crops & Plant Products at Purdue University].
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| − | * [http://www.kohenoorint.com/ " Sesbania Seeds Exporter Kohenoor International Pakistan" ]
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