Phytochemical And Pharmacological Establishment Of Traditional Ethnomedicinal Plant ‘Marsilea Minuta’ - A Review

Abstract

Marsilea minuta (Vernacular name-Sushni saag) is an aquatic and sub-aquatic fern distributed throughout India, widely used as a traditional or folk medicine in Asia. An alternative pathway, use of natural products or herbal medicine for the treatment of certain diseases to avoid the synthetic product because of their high cost, side effect, and drug resistance. From our ancient civilization natural remedies were used for the prevention of illness. Marsilea minuta is used by our indigenous people as a “sleep-induced vegetable’’.The plant has an immense bio-active compound which is used as ''ethnomedicine'' for the prevention of various diseases. Marsilea minuta is an aquatic species developed in shallow water, freshwater ponds or mud, or damp soil. The whole plant is immersed with the green leaf lamina floating on the surface of the water when grown up in the water. The others species are Marsilea aegyptiaca (Amphibious), Marsilea. rajasthanensis Marsilea condensate and Marsilea hirsuta belongs to xerophytic.Marsilea minuta synonyms are Marsilea brasiliensis, Marsilea diffusa, Marsilea erosa wild, Marsilea coromandelica Burn. The plant consists of many Phyto compounds. This chemical compound obtained from the stem and leaf of Marsilea minuta and shows the different pharmacological actions. The present study gave an idea or knowledge and analyzed the adaptable medicinal value of Indian traditional herb, contributing authentication for phytochemical and pharmacological investigation presented in this plant.