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Aspidium filix-mas or Dryopteris filix-mas Malefern (Synonyms (Filixmas,…
Aspidium filix-mas
or
Dryopteris filix-mas
Malefern
Synonyms
Filixmas
Bear's Paw Root
Male Shield Fern
Sweet Brake
Knotty Brake
Parts Used and Preparation
Roots
Solvents: Water
Chemical Constituents
Filicin (oleo-resin)
Filicic Acid (chief active principle)
Tannic Acid and Resin
Therapeutic Action and Uses
Anthelmintic (
taenifuge and vermifuge
)
Very effective especially as a taenifuge (tapeworms)
Often mixed with
artemisia
Very bitter
Astringent
Tonic
Vulnerary (wound healing)
Used by indigenous people