Polypody
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Botanical Name |
Polypodium vulgare |
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Family |
Polypodiaceae |
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Habitat |
Woods, banks, rocks, walls, trees |
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Description |
Medium sized fern Leaves up to 60cm/2ft Spores: July – August |
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Native To |
Europe, N Asia, N America |
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Parts Used |
Rhizome |
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Actions |
Alterative, expectorant, pectoral |
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Constituents |
Tannins, essential oil, mucilages, sugar Saponins glycosides based on polypodosapogenin: osladin, polypodoside A Ecdysteroids: polypodins A and B, inokosterone, pterosterone, abutasterone Phloroglucin derivatives |