sunsunija aɽaʔ

Devanagari Script

सुनसुनिया अड़ा:

Phonetic

[sunsunija aɽaʔ]

English: Translation

Marsilea minuta L.

Hindi: Translation

सुनसुनिया

Semantic Domain

Plants, trees and other vegetation

Health, well-being and sickness

Notes

Medicinal values for: cough, diarrhoea, poor eyesight

Leaf: The juice (ros or rasa) made from the leaves (sakam) and fresh shoots is used to treat several ailments like cough (kʰuʔ) and diarrhoea

Culinary use: Widely consumed, it is mostly prepared as ata (frying) with mustard oil (sorso sunum) and garlic (rasun) or as a dry bhaji. However, consumption of sunsunija aɽaʔ in the form of chutney is considered as a most effective cure against eye infections and good for eyesight.

Santali: catom aɽak’ (aɽaʔ)

Source

https-www-tropicos-org-name-26604296

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