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Actiniopteris radiata

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Actiniopteris radiata
Scientific Name and Description
Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link
Herb Family
Pteridaceae
Plant type
Fern

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Actiniopteris australis (L.F.) LINK
Actiniopteris dichotoma BEDD.
Acrostichum radiatum (J.König ex Sw.) Poir.
Actiniopteris australis sensu Sim
Asplenium radiatum J.König ex Sw.
Pteris radiata (J.König ex Sw.) Bojer

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi jahareela-podha, mayurshikha, mayursiha, morpamkhi, morpankhi, sanjeevani
Kannada mayoora shikhi
Malayalam mauilatumsikha, mayurasikha, nanmukappullu
Marathi mayoor shikha
Sanskrit barhicuda, chudala, mayurasikha, mayurshikha, mayurskha
Tamil mayilatumsikhai, mayircikai
Telugu mayoora shikha, navili juttu, nemali shikha
Common names Austral fan fern, button fern
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use

Actiniopteris radiata (Sw.) Link Fern Whole plant Bone fractures; rheumatism; asthma; psoriasis General Jain et al. 2009, Rao et al. 2006, Sharma et al. 2013

 

Herbs Medical Indications

Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
Rheumatism
Asthma
Psoriasis
Fracture
References

Literature

Literature
Jain et al. 2009
Rao et al. 2006
Sharma et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Herb citations

Actiniopteris radiata. (2023, January 22). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actiniopteris_radiata