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Diplazium esculentum - Vegetable fern
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.
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
Photo Gallery
References
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- ↑ "Diagnostic"
- ↑ "Cultivation Details"
External Links
- 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
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