From: Medicinal pteridophytes: ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and clinical attributes
Name | Part used | Medicinal properties |
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Adiantum capillusveneris | Entire plant | Treats constipation, common cold, growth of hair follicles, Irregular menstruation, snake bite |
Adiantum caudatum | Entire plant | High blood glucose, dermal disorders, common cold |
Adiantum incisum | Entire plant | Urinary tract infection, high blood glucose, dermal disorders |
Adiantum philippens | Entire plant | Infectious diarrhea, promotes diuresis, growth of hair follicles, cuts and bruises, induces female infertility |
Adiantum venustum | Entire plant | Promotes diuresis, insect bites, cuts and bruises, cluster headache |
Marsilea minuta | Entire plant | Dermatitis, sleeplessness, sore muscle, tranquilizer |
Onychium japonicum | Entire plant | Dermatitis, pyrexia |
Diplazium esculentum | Entire plant, fronds | Pyrexia, Infectious diarrhea, stimulant, promotes bowel movement, fatigue |
Pteris cretica | Entire plant, fronds | Cuts and bruises, pyrexia |
Selaginella chrysocaulos | Entire plant, Spores | Pyrexia |
Asplenium dalhousiae | Fronds | Burns and blisters, dermal disorders, pyrexia |
Asplenium tricomanes | Fronds | Treats constipation, Irregular menstruation, hepatic disorders, treats parasitic infections |
Onychium contiguum | Fronds | Urinary tract infections |
Pteris vittata | Fronds | Burns and blisters |
Hypodematium crenatum | Fronds | Female fertility, insect bite |
Athyrium pectinatum | Rhizome | Treats parasitic infections |
Cheilanthes bicolor | Rhizome | Pyrexia, stimulant |
Woodwardia unigemmata | Rhizome, frond | Infectious diarrhea |
Dryopteris cochleata | Rhizome, fronds | Dermatitis, blood cleanser, stimulant, cuts and bruises, infections in GI tract, sore muscle |