Dryopteris dentata Health Dictionary

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Dryopteris Dentata: From 1 Different Sources

(Forsk.) C. Chr.

Synonym: Cyclosorus dentatus.

Family: Polypodiaceae.

Habitat: Throughout India in the plains, also on the hills.

Action: Aqueous extracts— antibacterial against Staphylococcus aureus.

Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Dryopteris Filix-mas

(Linn.) Schoutt

Synonym: Aspidium filix-mas Linn.

Family: Polypodiaceae.

Habitat: Temperate regions of America, Europe, Asia, near damp and shady terrains.

English: Male Fern, Aspidium.

Unani: Sarakhs, Sarakhs Muzakkar.

Siddha/Tamil: Iruvi.

Action: Taenifuge, vermifuge (normally used in conjunction with a saline purgative, not used with castor oil.) Also, deobstruent, abor- tifacient.Externally for rheumatism, sciatica and neuralgia. No more in use as an anthelmintic as better alternatives are available.

Rhizomes and fonds contain filicin (2%), a mixture of dimeric, trimer- ic and tetrameric butanone chloroglu- cosides, that kills tapeworms. Excessive dose of filicin may cause intestinal cramps and blindness, also liver damage.

Related Himalayan species include: D. odontoloma (Kashmir valley), D. marginata, D. barbigera (Kashmir to Sikkim), D. schimperiana (Mussoorie) and D. blanfordii (Chattri, Cham- ba).The ferns gave filicin 2.3, 2.1, 2.1, 4.4 and 3.5%, respectively.... dryopteris filix-mas

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