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'''Vegetable fern''' is an edible fern found throughout Asia and Oceania. It is probably the most commonly consumed fern. The plant is bipinnate with long brownish petioles and the petiole base is black and covered with short scales.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Lung problems}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
Vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum) is an edible fern found throughout Asia and Oceania. It is probably the most commonly consumed fern.<ref name="fern"/> 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.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Rhizomes}}, {{Parts Used|young leaves}}.
  
== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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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"/>
  
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.
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Linguda, Kothira}}
  
== Uses ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
*The young fronds are stir-fried as a "vegetable" or used in salads.
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===Rasa===
*In Hawaii it is used to make pohole.
 
*A decoction of the leaves is used as a tonic for women after they have given birth.
 
  
== References ==
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===Guna===
  
<references>
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===Veerya===
<ref name="fern">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005057/http://libnts.avrdc.org.tw/fulltext_pdf/ebook1/10-21%20vegetable%20fern.pdf "Vegetable fern"]</ref>
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Evergreen Fern}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Lanceolate|Entire or rarely fimbriate, dark brown, membranous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|5-8 x 1-2 cm|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Simple||Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||Many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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A plant of the humid tropics<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Open marshy areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Stream banks}}, {{Commonly seen|Canals from sea}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Dahuisi South Road, Beijing - IMG 0999.jpg|Readdy leaves
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Kalettes stem and indivisual.jpg|Stem
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Khanaeng.jpg|Leaves
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Starr 070321-6087 Diplazium esculentum.jpg|Field
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Diplazium esculentum kz1.jpg|Leaves
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<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>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/242436 Diagnostic]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Diplazium+esculentum Cultivation details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://2beingfit.com/vegetable-fern/# Diplazium esculentum on 2being fit.org]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplazium_esculentum Diplazium esculentum-Wikipedia]
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* [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.]
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* [http://wiki.medicinalplants-uses.com/index.php?title=Diplazium_esculentum Diplazium esculentum on wiki medicinal plants]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975357511801045 Antibacterial activity of Diplazium esculentum]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Athyriaceae]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 28 April 2020

Vegetable fern, Diplazium esculentum

Vegetable fern is an edible fern found throughout Asia and Oceania. It is probably the most commonly consumed fern. The plant is bipinnate with long brownish petioles and the petiole base is black and covered with short scales.

Uses

Rheumatism, Lung problems, Indigestion, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Rhizomes, young leaves.

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[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Linguda, Kothira


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

Evergreen Fern

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Lanceolate Entire or rarely fimbriate, dark brown, membranous

[2]

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

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the humid tropics[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open marshy areas, Stream banks, Canals from sea.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links