Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Marsilea quadrifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Marsilea quadrifolia L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | caupatiya, sunsuniya |
| Kannada | citiginasoppu, neer hurali |
| Malayalam | niraral |
| Sanskrit | catuhpatri, catuspatri, sitivara, sunisanaka, sunisannah, sunisannaka, sunisannakah, svastika, swastikah |
| Tamil | aarai, acanaparni, arai, araikkirai, araikkirai@, catuppalli, kurantam, nirarai, niraraikkirai |
| Telugu | araa koora, ciklintakura, mudugu thaamara, munugu thaamara |
| Common Names | four leaf clover, European waterclover |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Marsilea quadrifolia L. Ferns Whole plant Fever; diuretic; febrifuge; snakebite; anti-inflammatory; diuretic; depurative; refrigerant; diabetes; psychiatric diseases; eye diseases; and diarrhoea and skin disease; cough; bronchitis; vegetable General Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009, Shanmugam et al. 2012
References
Literature
Literature
Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009
Shanmugam et al. 2012
ASTANGA HRIDAYA KOSHA Author - ANONYMOUS
DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5 Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)
NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA
SOME CONTROVERSIAL DRUGS OF INDIA Author - DR. BAPLAL VAIDYA
STUDIES ON MEDICINAL PLANTS IN DHANVANTARIYA NIGHANTU VOL.1 Author - VAIDYA D.K. KAMAT
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
Marsilea quadrifolia. (2024, July 5). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsilea_quadrifolia