Liber Herbarum Minor (English)

Rev.23-03-2008

Adder's fern

Plant names
Polypodiaceae
English Adder's fern, Brake root, Common Polypody, Female fern, Oak fern, Polypod, Polypody, Polypody Root, Rock brake, Rock polypod, Sweet fern, Wall fern
Latin Polypodium vulgare L.
Plant partsRhizome / Rootstock, Root
Diseases & Uses
Diseases alleviating, Alterative, Anthelmintic, Anticatarrhal, Antigout, AntiRheumatic, Blood cleanser, Bronchitis, cholagogic, Choleretic, constipation, cough, disease of the spleen, Diuretic, expectorant, external injuries, fever, Gallbladder complaints, Glandular swellings, hoarse, laxative, Liver diseases, melancholy, mild laxative, Tonic
Women's diseases All women's diseases
Warnings brings on vomiting, causes nausea
Other uses Anthelmintic, cosmetic use, insecticide
Contents
 Benzoic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, bitter essence, butanoic-Acid, caffeic acid, caoutchouc, Catechin, citric acid, essential oil, Fructose, Glucose, glycyrrhizin, Isovalerianic-Acid, Lauric-Acid, Malic acid, methyl salicylate, Methyl-Ethyl-Acetic-Acid, mucilage, oil, Phloroglucin, Phytosterol, Potash, resin, Rhamnose, saccharose, Salicylic acid, Saponins, starch, Stearic-Acid, sugar, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, triterpenoid

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