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Asplenium scolopendrium - Hart's tongue fern
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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
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 |
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
Habitat
A cultivar with frilled frond margins. 
A specimen growing in lime mortar on a wall. 
Example of the North American variety.
References
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- 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
