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. | |
Juice extracted from the fronds (leaves) of the fern is used as purgative, diuretic, and wound healing agents.[1]
Microsorum punctatum Grandiceps
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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