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[[File:Phyllitis scolopendrium habitat.jpg|thumb|right|''Asplenium scolopendrium'', ''Hart's-tongue fern'']]
 
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'''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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Scalds}}.
  
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'''Asplenium scolopendrium''', known as hart's-tongue<ref name="common name"/> or hart's-tongue fern (syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium) is a fern in the genus Asplenium, of the Northern Hemisphere.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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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).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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The plants are unusual in being ferns with simple, undivided fronds. The tongue-shaped leaves have given rise to the common name "Hart's tongue fern"; a hart being an adult male red deer. The sori pattern is reminiscent of a centipede's legs, and scolopendrium is Latin for "centipede". The leaves are 10–60 cm long and 3–6 cm broad, with sori arranged in rows perpendicular to the rachis.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Hart's-tongue fern}}
  
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*Asplenium scolopendrium is often grown as an ornamental plant, with several cultivars selected with varying frond form, including with frilled frond margins, forked fronds and cristate forms.
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==Properties==
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*This fern was used in the 1800s as a medicinal plant in folk medicine/ [[Ayurvedic medicine]] as a spleen tonic and for other uses.
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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===
  
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==Common name==
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===Rasa===
  
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* '''English''' - Hart's-tongue fern
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===Guna===
  
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== References ==
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===Veerya===
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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||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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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|Division in spring}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Grows well in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Moist banks}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp shady places in woodlands}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Image:Phyllitis scolopendrium habitat.jpg|<center>Field</center>
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Image:Phyllitis scolopendrium3.jpg|<center>Leaves</center>
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Image:Spiers harts tongue fern.JPG|<center>A specimen growing in lime mortar on a wall</center>
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Image:Asplenium scolopendrium americanum.jpg|<center>Example of the North American variety</center>
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File:Asplenium_scolopendrium_001.JPG|<center>Whole herb</center>
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/PHARM/Manuscript/PHARM-21-18.pdf Chemicals]</ref>
  
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<ref name="common name">[https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=191 Asplenium scolopendrium-Wikipedia]</ref>
 
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</references>
 
  
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== External Links ==
 
  
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asplenium_scolopendrium Asplenium_scolopendrium-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=191 How to grow]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.fancyfrondsnursery.com/ferns/asplenium Hart's-tongue fern on fancyfrondsnursery.com]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b244 Hart's-tongue fern on missouribotanicalgarden.org]
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* [http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Asplenium+scolopendrium Hart's-tongue fern on temperate.theferns.info]
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* [http://www.plantsrescue.com/asplenium-scolopendrium/ Hart's-tongue fern on plantsrescue.com]
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* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=191 Hart's-tongue fern on www.rhs.org.uk]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Aspleniaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:26, 30 March 2020

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.

Uses

Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Piles, Burns, Scalds.

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

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

Evergreen Fern

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

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Division in spring.

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

  1. ↑ Chemicals
  2. ↑ How to grow

External Links

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