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'''Actiniopteris radiata''' is a small fern growing upto 10 - 15cm tall from a short, creeping rhizome. The fronds have fan-shaped leaves.  The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.
  
 
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It contains 37 compounds, out of 38, were identified with the combination of fatty acids, alkanes, triterpenoids and sterols. 9,12,15-octadecatrien-1-ol (18.7 %), Hexa decanoic acid (10.8 %), Hepatacosane (8.3 %), α-amyrin (7.0%), β-sitosterol (6.9 %) and n-Hexadecanoic acid (6.1 %) were the major contents in the wax.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=Mayura shiki|en=Picock's tail|gu=|hi=Moarfunki|kn=Mayura shiki, Navilu juttu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Nanmugha pullu|te=Mayura shiki}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">Journal of Essential oil and Bearing plants</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 41
 
<ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 41
 
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==External Links==
 
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Actiniopteris radiata is a small fern growing upto 10 - 15cm tall from a short, creeping rhizome. The fronds have fan-shaped leaves. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Uses

Fever, Heamorrhages, Bronchitis, Colic pain, Sprain, Injuries.[1]

Parts Used

Root.

Chemical Composition

It contains 37 compounds, out of 38, were identified with the combination of fatty acids, alkanes, triterpenoids and sterols. 9,12,15-octadecatrien-1-ol (18.7 %), Hexa decanoic acid (10.8 %), Hepatacosane (8.3 %), α-amyrin (7.0%), β-sitosterol (6.9 %) and n-Hexadecanoic acid (6.1 %) were the major contents in the wax.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Mayura shiki, Navilu juttu
Hindi Moarfunki
Malayalam
Tamil Nanmugha pullu
Telugu Mayura shiki
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Mayura shiki
English Picock's tail


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

[[:Category:Habit - |]]

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering season: September to February {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season: September to February

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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Photo Gallery

References

  1. Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 41
  2. Journal of Essential oil and Bearing plants
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

External Links