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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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'''Asplenium scolopendrium''', known as hart's-tongue or hart's-tongue fern (syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium) is a fern in the genus Asplenium, of the Northern Hemisphere.
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|dysentery}}, {{Uses|piles}}, {{Uses|burns}}, {{Uses|scalds}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Scalds}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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{{Parts Used|Dried folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="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"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Hart's-tongue fern}}
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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===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}
  
 
===Flower===
 
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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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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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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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{{Commonly seen|Moist banks}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp shady places in woodlands}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
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Image:Phyllitis scolopendrium habitat.jpg|Habitat
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Image:Phyllitis scolopendrium habitat.jpg|<center>Field</center>
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Image:Phyllitis scolopendrium3.jpg|<center>A cultivar with frilled frond margins.</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: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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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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<ref name="chemical composition">[ "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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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="Leaf">[ "wayback machine"]</ref>
 
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=191 "royal horticulture society"]</ref>
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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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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.fancyfrondsnursery.com/ferns/asplenium]
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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]
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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]
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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/]
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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]
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* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=191 Hart's-tongue fern on www.rhs.org.uk]
 
[[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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