Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Actiniopteris radiata
Family: Pteridaceae
Botanical name: Actiniopteris radiata / Actiniopteris semiflabellata
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Maiyorasikha
English: Fan-leaved fern, Actiniopteris australis sensu sim
Hindi:
Malayalam: Mailosikha
Botanical name: Actiniopteris radiata / Actiniopteris semiflabellata
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Maiyorasikha
English: Fan-leaved fern, Actiniopteris australis sensu sim
Hindi:
Malayalam: Mailosikha
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
The whole plant of the Fan-leaved fern is usedd in a glass of water and taken orally in morning for control of blood pressure and tuberculosis. Plants are dried and one teaspoonful powder is taken orally, once a day for four days in the case of cough.