Botanical name : Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Family : Polypodiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Gopyapatri
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Edible fern
Hindi : Not available
Malayalam : Churuli
Distribution – Throughout India growing on old trees, rocks and walls.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A fern grows on lake and river shore, crowded in groups. Fertile fronds bright green, long stalked, bipinnate, with numerous sori, on each primary areole.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, burning sensation, poison. It is the single known edible variety of fern. Tribal of Kerala uses this plant for preparing curries. No description about this plant is available in Ayurvedic classics.
Useful part : Whole plant
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