Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Lygodium flexuosum
Scientific Name and Description
Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Malayalam | tsjeru-valli-panna, valli-panna, vallipanna |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw. Ferns Whole plant Contraceptive; abortifacient; rheumatism; sprains; scabies; eczema; cut; wounds; jaundice; cancer; foot and mouth diseases in animals; ulcer; respiratory disorders; muscle sprain; fertility; skin disease; spermatorrohea; dysmenorrhea; expectorant General; women; men Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Rao et al. 2006, Sreeramulu et al. 2013, Wills and Asha 2006
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Rao et al. 2006
Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Wills and Asha 2006
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)