Microsorum punctatum
Microsorum punctatum is a medicinal fern commonly called the Fishtail Fern.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Microsorum |
| Species: | M. punctatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Microsorum punctatum (L.) Copel. | |
Description
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Leaves
It is epiphytes, but can also grow in soil (terrestrial). The rhizome is small, short, 50 mm in diameter, covered with dark brown scales; elongated scales, similar to triangles, 8 mm long. Single leaf lanceolate shape, green, 550 mm long, 50 mm wide, indistinct petiole, clear leaf bone, 3 mm diameter, pointed tip, winged base of leaf, branched leaf repetition.
Uses
Juice extracted from the fronds (leaves) of the fern is used as purgative, diuretic, and wound healing agents.[1]
References
- Sharma UK, Pegu S. Ethnobotany of religious and supernatural beliefs of the Mising tribes of Assam with special reference to the 'Dobur Uie'. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine 2011; 7(1): 16.
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