Family Name | Lygodiaceae |
Scientific name | Lygodium scandens(L.) Sw. |
Common name | Scansorial Climbing Fern |
Growth habit | Perennial fern |
Leaf | Leaves thin and herbaceous, nearly dimorphic; bi-pinnate |
Flower | Nil |
Fruit | Nil |
More to learn | Harvested in autumn, knocked down spores, and sun-dried. Medical part: whole plant and spore. |
Properties | Sweet, little bitter, cold. Clearing heat, disinhibiting dampness |
Treats | Urinary tract infection, urinary calculus, edema due to nephritis, hepatitis, dysentery, numbness of bones and muscles, fall injuries and fractures |
Reference | Medicinal Plant Images Database-Record Page HK Wildlife Net Forum |