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Girjala / गिरजला / Four Clover Leaf / Marsilea quadrifolia L.

Other Names

  • Local Name: Girjala / गिरजला
  • Common Name: Four Clover Leaf
  • Botanical Name: Marsilea quadrifolia L.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Herb
  • Occurrence: Moist soils; shallow, slow-moving waters environments
  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year
  • Geography: Mostly worldwide
  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation
  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Leaves
  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes
  • Ripe: Yes
  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A
  • As Food: Young leaves and stems eaten as a famine food; spores can be used to make bread.
  • As Medicine: Plant applied externally to snake bites and skin injuries; its juice has anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.
  • Cooking Method: Young leaves and stems eaten raw as a famine food; spores grown in a sporocarp then used in bread.
  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A
  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: No
  • Souring Agents Required: N/A

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.
  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat skin injuries; has anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Plant applied externally to snake bites and skin injuries; its juice has anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: Eaten cooked for its sleep-inducing effect.

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Girjala / गिरजला / Four Clover Leaf / Marsilea quadrifolia L.

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