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This plant is a large perennial fern with ascending rhizome of about 20 cm high and covered with short rufous scales of about 1 cm long. The plant is bipinnate with long brownish petioles, and the petiole base is black and covered with short scales. The frond can reach 1.5 cm in length, and the pinnae is about 8 cm long and 2 cm wide. | This plant is a large perennial fern with ascending rhizome of about 20 cm high and covered with short rufous scales of about 1 cm long. The plant is bipinnate with long brownish petioles, and the petiole base is black and covered with short scales. The frond can reach 1.5 cm in length, and the pinnae is about 8 cm long and 2 cm wide. | ||
| − | == Uses == | + | ==Uses== |
| + | {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/> | ||
| − | + | ==Parts Used== | |
| − | + | {{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. | |
| − | |||
| − | == | + | ==Chemical Composition== |
| + | alkaloids, reducing sugars, anthraquinones, anthranol glycosides, cyanidins, phenols, saponins, and proteins in both the ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts, while cardiac glycosides, leucoanthocyanins, phytosterols, diterpenes<ref name="chemical composition"/> | ||
| − | + | ==Common names== | |
| + | {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Properties== |
| + | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | ||
| + | ===Dravya=== | ||
| − | <references> | + | ===Rasa=== |
| − | <ref name=" | + | |
| + | ===Guna=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Veerya=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Vipaka=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Karma=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Prabhava=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Habit== | ||
| + | {{Habit|Evergreen Fern}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | ===Leaf=== | ||
| + | {{Leaf|Simple|lanceolate|entire or rarely fimbriate, dark brown, membranous}}<ref name="Leaf"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Flower=== | ||
| + | {{Flower|Unisexual|5-8 x 1-2 cm|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Fruit=== | ||
| + | {{Fruit|simple||clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||many}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Other features=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | ||
| + | * [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
| + | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
| + | {{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| + | A plant of the humid tropics<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| + | {{Commonly seen|open marshy areas}}, {{Commonly seen|stream banks}}, {{Commonly seen|canals from sea}}. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
| + | File:Odermennig.jpg | ||
| + | File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg | ||
| + | Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <references> | ||
| + | <ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.jocpr.com/abstract/nutritional-and-phytochemical-screening-and-total-phenolic-and-flavonoid-content-of-diplazium-esculentum-retz-sw-from-ph-3608.html "Pharmaceutical Research"]</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/242436 "Diagnostic"]</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Diplazium+esculentum "Cultivation Details"]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
| − | == External Links == | + | ==External Links== |
| − | + | * [http://2beingfit.com/vegetable-fern/# Diplazium esculentum on 2being fit.org] | |
| − | *[https:// | + | * [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285576327_CHEMICAL_PROFILE_OF_DIPLAZIUM_ESCULENTUM_RETZ_SW_A_MEDICINAL_FERN_FROM_WESTERN_GHATS 1 CHEMICAL PROFILE OF DIPLAZIUM ESCULENTUM (RETZ.) SW.] |
| + | * [http://wiki.medicinalplants-uses.com/index.php?title=Diplazium_esculentum Diplazium esculentum on wiki medicinal plants] | ||
| + | * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975357511801045 Antibacterial activity of Diplazium esculentum] | ||
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 16 May 2018
Vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum) is an edible fern found throughout Asia and Oceania. It is probably the most commonly consumed fern.[1] It is known as pucuk paku in Malaysia, pakô in the Philippines, dhekia (ঢেকীয়া) in Assam "Dhenkir Shaak (ঢেঁকির শাক) in Bengali, and linguda in northern India, referring to the curled fronds. In Thailand it is known as phak khut (Thai: ผักกูด). They may have mild amounts of fern toxins but no major toxic effects are recorded.
Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 Uses
- 3 Parts Used
- 4 Chemical Composition
- 5 Common names
- 6 Properties
- 7 Habit
- 8 Identification
- 9 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 10 Where to get the saplings
- 11 Mode of Propagation
- 12 How to plant/cultivate
- 13 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 14 Photo Gallery
- 15 References
- 16 External Links
Description
This plant is a large perennial fern with ascending rhizome of about 20 cm high and covered with short rufous scales of about 1 cm long. The plant is bipinnate with long brownish petioles, and the petiole base is black and covered with short scales. The frond can reach 1.5 cm in length, and the pinnae is about 8 cm long and 2 cm wide.
Uses
Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats[2]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
alkaloids, reducing sugars, anthraquinones, anthranol glycosides, cyanidins, phenols, saponins, and proteins in both the ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts, while cardiac glycosides, leucoanthocyanins, phytosterols, diterpenes[3]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Agrimony |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | lanceolate | entire or rarely fimbriate, dark brown, membranous |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 5-8 x 1-2 cm | Yellow | 5-20 | Flowers Season is June - August |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | many | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the humid tropics[5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
open marshy areas, stream banks, canals from sea.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "Diagnostic"
- ↑ "Cultivation Details"
External Links
Categories:
- Pages with reference errors
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wounds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cuts
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snakebites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Curing liver disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin eruptions
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blotches
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pimples
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sore throats
- Herbs with Dried Folaige used in medicine
- Herbs with Whole herb used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen Fern
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of open marshy areas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of stream banks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of canals from sea
- Herbs
