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Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott.
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- Local Name:
- Phatbha.
- Synonym:
- Habit & Habitat:
- A rhizomatous, perennial woody fern, up to 160 cm tall, occurs in rocky mountains.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves tapering at both ends, bipinnate, 25-35 pinnae on both sides of rachis. Lamina oblong-lanceolate. Stalk covered with orange brown scales. Sori, 5-6 into two rows. Indusia pale brown. Internally fronds bases are green. The rhizome is brown externally and yellow green internally.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- June-November.
- Harvesting Time:
- October-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- It is used as purgative, vermifuge and also expels tapeworm.[1] Fronds are source of potash. Locally powder is used for wound healings and removal of tapeworm and other intestinal parasites, poisonous in large doses.
- Part Used:
- Rhizome.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Collection, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy.
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