Agathi Keerai is an omnipotent spinach, is capable of curing not only physiological but also psychological problems of human beings. Its botanical name is Sesbania grandiflra having precisely 63 curative benefits as per Siddha school of medicine. Mainly, this reduces body heat, heals the wounds and is a sure remedy for mental depression and other illnesses.
Agathi Keerai Contains
- Protein: 8.4%
- Fat: 1.4%
- Minerals:3.1%
- Additionally, it has iron, Vitamin-A, Vitamin - C .
Agathi Keerai is used for proper rearing of betel leaves creeper and pepper creepers. There are different kinds of agathi spinach such as Sazhai agathi, Sitragathi, Seemai agathi and Pei agathi and all belong to the agathi family only. However, there are two specific kinds based on the color of flowers that spring from agathi. One is in white color and the other is in the red color known as sevvagathi. The leaves, flowers, roots and outer cover are widely used for medicinal purposes.
Uses of the Agathi Keerai
- Agathi spinach will facilitate easy digestion
- It Will cure acidity related problems
- It Will reduce body heat and eyes will be cooled
- Urination and stools elimination will be proper
- Stomach ulcer will be cured
- Mental depression and stress will be cured
- The soup made of agathi spinach, small onion, pepper and cumin will heal stomach ulcer easily
- Foot sore and other wounds will be cured by the essence of this spinach
Use of Agathi Keerai Flowers
The flowers can be used as edible fries. This will cure giddiness, eye-sore, yellowish urination etc.
It is a boon to the smokers who want to give up smoking. The toxic element will be cleared through stools.
The best combination of agathi spinach flower with pepper, cumin, garlic and onion in cooked form will take care of heart palpitation, inflammation, kidney related diseases including cancer.
Video tutorials on Agathi Keerai
50 gms Agathi stem should be pounded and mixed in 8 tumblers of water to be heated to become just one tumbler. This should be filtered and two ounces of the extracted juice should be taken to cure measles. This will also help a person to detoxify if any poison has been consumed by him. Apart from this, this will remove the pain and irritation in the private parts of both the genders
This is ever the best home remedy for subsiding body heat. As custom would demand, most of the people would keep themselves awake during the entire night of Vaikunda Ekadasi as a result of which the body temperature will become more heated the next day. Agathi spinach Kuzhambu will immediately cure this problem and also bring the blood pressure to a balance.
