Family Name | Adiantaceae |
Scientific name | Adiantum philippense |
Common name | Walking Maiden hair Fern, Wild Tea-Leaves |
Growth habit | Perennial native herbaceous fern |
Leaf | Tripinnate, tufted, polished dark chestnut-brown |
Flower | Non-flowering plant |
Fruit | Neither have fruit or seed |
More to learn | Optimum pH value of the soil is 4.5-5 |
Properties | cooling, alexiteric, remove blood stasis, diuretic, relieve coughing |
Treats | useful in dysentery, ulcers, erysipelas, burning sensation and epileptic fits. Roots are good for strangury and for fever due to elephantiasis |
Reference | 半月形鐵線蕨 Adiantum philippense L. |