Effected
system |
Ailment/use |
Tahitian
Pteridophyte Treatment |
Pteridophyte
Treatment in different locales |
Nervous
System |
Headache/
migraine |
Asplenium
australasicum- Moorea (Elders, Lucie, 2005) Asplenium
australasicum -(Petard 1986)
Ophioglossum
reticulatum (Whistler 1992)
Microsorum
grossum- Moorea (Lucie, Elders 2005) |
Angiopteris
evecta, Lygodium flexuosum – Meghalaya (Gogoi 2002)
Angiopteris
evecta - Yap (Defilipps et al 1988)
Ophioglossum
reticulatum - India (Vasudeva 1999)
Microsorum
grossum –Palau (Defilipps et al 1988) |
|
Epilepsy/
seizures |
|
Diplazium
cochleata-India (Dhiman 1998)
Microsorum
grossum –Rotuma (McClatchey 1993) |
Respiratory |
Cough |
|
Marsilea
minuta –India (Dhiman 1998, Vasudeva 1999)
Asplenium
caudatum- India (Vasudeva 1999) and Meghalaya (Gogoi 2002)
Asplenium
lunulatum –India (Reddy et al 2001)
Microsorum
grossum –Rotuma (McClatchey 1993) |
|
Sinus
pains |
|
Acrostichum
aureum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Expectorant |
|
Asplenium
adiantum-nigrum, Lygodium flexuosum, Lygodium japonicum, Adiantum
venustum, Adiantum capillus-veneris- India (Vasudeva
1999)
|
|
Sore
throat |
|
Asplenium
polyodon -Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Davallia
solida-Yap (Defilipps 1988)
Acrostichum
aureum -Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Asthma |
|
Davallia
solida and Dicranopteris linearis- Fiji (Cambie and
Ash 1994)
|
|
Breathing
disorder |
|
Microsorum
grossum–Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Shortness
of breath |
|
Microsorum
mebranifolium –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
Gastrointestinal
System |
General |
|
Blechnum
spicant –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Vomiting |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972) |
|
|
Emetic |
|
Adiantum
venustum (Vasudeva 19990 |
|
Stomachache |
|
Microsorum
membranifolium, Microsorum grossum - Fiji (Cambie and Ash
1994) |
|
Indigestion |
|
Lygodium
reticulatum, Dicranopteris linearis - Fiji (Cambie and Ash
1994)
Ophioglossum
pendulum –Yap (Defilipps 1988) |
|
Diarrhea |
|
Nephrolepis
hirsutula – Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Hymenophyllum
denticulatum –Sarawak (Christensen 1997)
Blechnum
spicant –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Hemorrhoids
(piles) |
|
Lygodium
reticulatum, Dicranopteris linearis –Fiji (Cambie
and Ash 1994)
Adiantum
venustum, Lygodium flexuosum –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Constipation
(laxative, purgative) |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972)
Davallia
solida (Whistler 1992) |
Acrostichum
aureum, Psilotum nudum- Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Asplenium
adiantum-nigrum –India (Vasudeva)
|
|
Heartburn |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972) |
|
|
Loss
of appetite |
|
Microsorum
grossum –Rotuma (McClatchey 1993) |
|
Enteritis |
|
Sphenomeris
chinensis – India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Gastric
ulcers |
|
Dicranopteris
linearis – Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
Renal
System |
General
disorder |
|
Nephrolepis
cordifolia – India (Dhiman 1998) |
|
Diuretic |
|
Asplenium
adiantum-nigrum, Diplazium dilatatum, Adiantum capillus-veneris,
Adiantum venustum -India (Vasudeva 1999)
Selaginella
bryopteris –India (Dhiman 1998) |
Urinary
system |
|
|
|
|
Bed-wetting |
|
Microsorum
grossum, Angiopteris evecta –Yap/Palau (Defilipps
1988) |
Liver
System |
General
disorder |
|
Nephrolepis
cordifolia –India (Dhiman 1998) |
|
Jaundice |
|
Lygodium
flexuosum –India (Dhiman 1998)
Asplenium
adiantum-negrum (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Liver
cancer |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972) |
|
Skin
|
General
disorder |
|
Lygodium
flexuosum –India (Dhiman 1998) Microsorum grossum
–Rotuma (McClatchey 1993)
Nephrolepis
cordifolia –India (Dhiman 1998) |
|
Blisters/
Boils/
Abscesses/
Sores |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972) |
Lygodium
reticulatum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Microsorum
membranifolium, Angiopteris evecta –Fiji (Cambie and
Ash 1994)
Nephrolepis
biserrata –Sarawak (Christensen 1997)
Blechnum
orientale –Sarawak (Christensen 1997) and –Malaysia
(Fasihuddin et al 2003)
|
|
Wounds- |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972)
Nephrolepis
hirsutula – Moorea (Lucie, Elders) |
Christella
parasitica –Meghalaya (Gogoi 2002)
Lygodium
flexuosum, Adiantum venustum -India (Vasudeva 1999)
Acrostichum
aureum –Yap (Defilipps 1988)
Ophioglossum
vulgatum –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Wounds-blood
clotting |
|
Selaginella
ciliaris –Manipur (Singh 2001)
Blechnum
orientale- Meghalaya (Gogoi 2002)
Microsorum
grossum –Rotuma (McClatchey 1993) |
|
Abraded
skin |
|
Lycopodiella
cernua –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Stings
and bites |
|
Diplazium
cochleata – India (Dhiman 1998)
Trichomanes
elegans –Colombia (Nunez et al 2004)
Lygodium
pinnatifidum –India (Dhiman 1998)
Ophioglossum
reticulatum, Asplenium nidus-Yap/Palau (Defilipps 1988)
Microsorum
grossum –Rotuma (McClatchey 1993)
Adiantum
venustum –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Eczema |
|
Lygodium
flexuosum- India (Vasudeva 1999) |
Musculo-Skeletal
system |
|
|
|
|
Fractures/
Sprains |
Davallia
solida, Microsorum grossum–Moorea (Elders 2005)
Microsorum
grossum (Whistler 1992, Petard 1972)
|
Microsorum
membranifolium, Lygodium reticulatum –Fiji (Cambie
and Ash 1994) |
|
Muscle
cramps |
|
Microsorum
membranifolium –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Sprain
muscles |
|
Microsorum
membranifolium, Lygodium reticulatum –Fiji (Cambie
and Ash 1994)
Lygodium
flexuosum –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Rheumatism |
|
Diplazium
cochleata –India (Dhiman 1998)
Lycopodiella
cernua –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Lygodium
flexuosum –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Convulsions |
|
Dicranopteris
linearis –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Arthritis |
|
Microsorum
grossum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
Reproductive
System |
|
|
|
|
Gonorrhea |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972) |
Lygodium
flexuosum -India (Vasudeva 1999)
Selaginella
bryopteris –India (Dhiman 1998) |
|
Herpes |
|
Adiantum
incisum –India (Dhiman 1998)
Lygodium
japonicum –Nepal (Taylor et al 1996) |
Dental |
|
|
|
|
Dental
pain |
|
Psilotum
nudum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Microlepia
scaberula –Hawaii/Fiji (McClatchey 1993) |
Ocular |
|
|
|
|
Eye
disease |
|
Marsilea
minuta –India (Dhiman 1998)
Microsorum
grossum –Rotuma (McClatchey 1993) |
Blood/Whole
body infection |
|
|
|
|
Ciguatera/
Fish
poisoning |
|
Davallia
solida –New Caledonia (Benoit 2000)
Microsorum
grossum, Microsorum membranifolium –Fiji (Cambie and
Ash 1994) |
|
Ptomaine
poisoning |
|
Angiopteris
evecta, Microsorum grossum –Yap/Palau (Defilipps 1988) |
|
Worms
(anthelmintic treatments) |
Microsorum
grossum (Petard 1972) |
Blechnum
orientale, Tectaria polymorpha, Dicranopteris linearis
–India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Elephantiasis |
|
Acrostichum
aureum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Fungoid
ulcer |
|
Lycopodiella
cernua –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
|
Leprosy |
|
Diplazium
cochleata –India (Dhiman 1998) |
|
Scabies |
|
Lygodium
flexuosum –India (Vasudeva 1999) |
|
Lice |
|
Asplenium
nidus –Manipur (Singh 2001) |
|
Blood
disorder |
|
Huperzia
serrata –China (Zangara 2003)
Tectaria
circutaria –India (Dhiman 1998) |
|
Malaria |
|
Hymenophyllum
denticulatum –Sarawak (Christensen 1997) |
|
Cancer/
Sarcoma |
|
Angiopteris
evecta –Yap/Palau (Defilipps 1988)
Microsorum
grossum –Yap (Defilipps 1988)
Pteris
polyphylla –China (Lee 1988) |
|
Cancer/
Sarcoma |
|
Angiopteris
evecta –Yap/Palau (Defilipps 1988)
Microsorum
grossum –Yap (Defilipps 1988)
Pteris
polyphylla –China (Lee 1988) |
Treatment |
Tahitian
Pteridophyte |
Pteridophyte
use in other locales |
Febrifuge |
|
Huperzia
serrata –China (Zangara 2003)
Acrostichum
aureum, Asplenium tenerum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Adiantum
capillus-veneris, Adiantum caudatum –India (Vasudeva
1999)
Adiantum
caudatum, Lygodium japonicum –Meghalaya (Gogoi 2002)
|
Antibacterial |
Microsorum
grossum (Whistler 1992) |
Davallia
solida, Lygodium reticulatum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash
1994)
Dicranopteris
linearis-India (Vasudeva 1999) |
Anti-inflammatory |
Microsorum
grossum (Whistler 1992) |
Huperzia
serrata- China (Zangara 2003)
Selaginella
bryopteris –India (Dhiman 1998) |
Pain
killer |
Psilotum
nudum (Whistler 1992) |
Lygodium
flexuosum –Meghalaya (Gogoi 2002)
Adiantum
ceneatum –Brazil (Bresciani et al 2003) |
Chest pain |
|
Asplenium
nidus –Meghalaya (Gogoi 2002)
Acrostichum
aureum –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994)
Microlepia
scaberula –Rotuma (McClatchey 1993) |
Appendicitis pain |
|
Dicranopteris
linearis –Fiji (Cambie and Ash 1994) |
Breast pain |
|
Lygodium
microphyllum-Sarawak (Christensen 1997) |
Astringent |
|
Pteris
ensiformis –Manipur (Singh 2001)
Adiantum
capillus-veneris –India (Vasudeva 1999)
|
General
Health tonic |
|
Diplazium
esculentum –India (Dhiman 1998, Vasudeva 1999) |
Unspecified
use |
Microsorum
commutatum – Moorea (Lucie, Elders 2005)
Bolbitis
lonchophora- Moorea (Lucie 2005)
Dicranopteris
linearis- Moorea (Lucie, Elders 2005)
Lycopodiella
cernua- Moorea (You-Sing, Lucie 2005)
Angiopteris
evecta- Moorea (Elders 2005) |
Psilotum
nudum –India (Jha et al 2003)
Microsorum
punctatum –India (Irudayaraj and Jeyanath 1999)
Nephrolepis
hirsutula –Indonesia (Jafarsidik and Sutomo 1986)
Marattia
fraxinea –Tanzania (de Boer et al 2005)
Selaginella
labordei –China (Chen et al 2005)
Selaginella
pallescens –Mexico (Rojas et al 1999)
Selaginella
tamarascina –China (Yin et al 2005) |