Wel murunga/වැල් මුරුංගා/ Sesbania sesban

Botanical name: Sesbania sesban

Family: Fabaceae

Names in different languages:
Sinhala: Wel murunga/වැල් මුරුංගා
English : Common sesban
Tamil : ); champai, chithagathi, chittakatti, cirrakatti, karu-n-cempai, karunchembai
Sanskrit: Jayantika/जयंतिका


Distribution: Africa, through Arabia, southern Asia to Australia. naturalised in other areas of the tropics.

Status: Naturalized
Edible parts:None

Ayurvedicusage:

 Treatment for : Skin eruptions,Scorpion stings,Gonorrhea, Diarrhoea, Menorrhagia,Spleenomegaly, Prupitus, Syphms, Yaws, Eloils/Abscesses, Hydrocele, Rheumatic Swelling(Source : Institute of ayurveda .org)

Parts use to make medicine: Leaves

Propagation: Seeds