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Polypodium vulgare

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Polypodium vulgare is a Evergreen Fern up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Uses

Hepatitis, Jaundice, Indigestion, Skin rashes, Pleurisy, Sore throats, Stomach aches, Liver diseases, Inflammations.[1]

Parts Used

Roots.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Spores, Division in spring.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most light soils. Prefers a soil of leaf mould and a cool but not too moist clay. Prefers a cool damp shady position. Thrives in dry shade.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Especially in humid shady conditions.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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