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Asplenium scolopendrium - Hart's tongue fern
Asplenium scolopendrium known as hart's-tongue is a fern. It is native to Northern Hemisphere. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and hair conditioner. It is grown as an ornamental, making a good ground cover in woodland shade.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Piles, Burns, Scalds.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
2,2-azin-obis(3-ethylbenothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) diammonium salt, Gallic acid, 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl, potassium persulphate, ethanol, FolinCiocal, teureagent, sodium carbonate, butylated hydroxy, toluene (BHT) and methanol were purchased from, Merck (Germany).[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Hart's-tongue fern |
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 | The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | Yellow | 5-20 | Flowers Season is June - August |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome | Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | With hooked hairs | {{{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
Grows well in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.[2]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Moist banks, Meadows, Damp shady places in woodlands.
Photo Gallery
Field 
Leaves 
A specimen growing in lime mortar on a wall 
Example of the North American variety 
Whole herb
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Scalds
- 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 Division in spring
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist banks
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Meadows
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Damp shady places in woodlands
- Herbs
- Aspleniaceae
