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    Health Benefits of Southern maidenhair fern

    By s mFebruary 11, 2020Updated:February 11, 2020No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Southern maidenhair fern with scientific name Adiantum capillus veneris, is a deciduous and clumping fern with drooping habit which grows 12 to 18 inches tall and slowly spreads by short creeping rhizomes. It has bipinnate to tripinnate fronds with wiry and black stems which are distinctively arching to pendent. Small pinnae are fan shaped with wedge shaped bases and irregular lobing at the apex. It resembles appearance to northern maidenhair fern except unforked fronds. Foliage are soft delicate and finely textured and attractive in woodland areas.

    There are some eighty varieties of this plant, some of which grow abundantly in Canada and the United States. Maidenhair is perennial and is found in deep woods and moist, rich soil. This is a very delicate and graceful flowering fern growing from 12–15 in. high, with a slender, polished stalk. The leaves are aromatic and bitterish.

    Medicinal uses

      • It helps to suppress cough, reduce phlegm, kill viruses, protects liver, lowers blood pressure, lowers cholesterol, lowers blood sugar level, treats respiratory tract diseases, stimulate menstruation and treatment for hairloss.
      • Use it for treating leprosy, thyroid dysfunction, animal bites and musculoskeletal disorders.
      • Use it externally for wounds, eczema and boils.
      • In Iran, it is used as a traditional medicine for treating jaundice.
      • Use it externally as a poultice on snake bites and bee stings.
      • In Nepal, fronds paste is applied on forehead to provide relief from headaches and also to relieve chest pains.

    Facts About Southern maidenhair fern

    Southern maidenhair fern Quick Facts
    Name: Southern maidenhair fern
    Scientific Name: Adiantum Capillus-Veneris
    Origin Native to the southern half of the United States from California to the Atlantic coast, through Mexico and Central America, to South America.
    Name Southern maidenhair fern
    Scientific Name Adiantum Capillus-Veneris
    Native Native to the southern half of the United States from California to the Atlantic coast, through Mexico and Central America, to South America.
    Common/English Name Maiden Fern, Common Polypody, Maidenhair Fern, Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common maidenhair, Venus Maidenhair Fern, Venus’s Hair Fe
    Name in Other Languages English: Venus’s hair fern, Venus’s maidenhair, Common maidenhair, Common maidenhair fern, Maidenhair fern, Southern maidenhair, Venus hairfern, Southern maidenhair fern, Venus maidenhair fern, Venus’-hair fern;
    Danish: Ægte Venushår, Venushår;
    Dutch: Europees venushaar;
    Finnish: Venuksenhiussaniainen;
    French: Capillaire de Montpellier, Capillaire cheveux-de-Vénus, Cheveux de Vénus;
    German: Frauenhaarfarn, Venushaarfarn;
    Italian: Capelvenere commune;
    Spanish: Capilera, Adianto, Culantrillo de pozo;
    Gujarati: Hanspadi; 
    Hindi:  Hansraj,  Mubaraka,  Pursha; 
    Kannada:  Hansraj,
    Persian: Sirsiapeshane; 
    Tamil: Seruppadai;
    Kashmir: Dumtuli; 
    Urdu: Persia-  ushan; 
    Unani: Barsioshan, Kazbaratul Ber
    Soil Moist, humus rich
    Plant Size 12-18 inches tall
    Medicinal part Leaves, rhizomes

    Bodily Influence

    Pectoral, Demulcent, Tonic, Refrigerant, Expectorant.

    Uses

    Maidenhair has had a long and active life as a helpful agent for pectoral conditions of coughs resulting from colds, nasal congestion, or catarrh and hoarseness, bronchial disorders including shortness of breath, asthma, influenza, pleurisy, etc.

    Dose

    The infusion of 1–2 oz. to 1 pint of boiling water may be taken frequently in wineglassful doses. Culpeper tells us that it is also used in hair tonic preparations. Should be combined with supporting herbs for more effective results.

    Culinary uses

    • Use the fronds as a garnish on sweet dishes.
    • Use the dried fronds to make tea.
    • Simmer the fern in water and make the liquid into thick syrup with sugar and orange water. Mix it with fruit juices.

    References:

    https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=17308#null

    http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c345

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiantum_capillus-veneris

    http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adiantum+capillus-veneris

    https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Adiantum+capillus-veneris

    http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/a/adiantum-capillus-veneris=maidenhair-fern.php

    https://www.casaflora.com/plant/southern-maidenhair-fern/

    https://www.joshsfrogs.com/adiantum-capillus-veneris-southern-maidenhair-fern.html

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    Southern maidenhair fern Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Adiantum Capillus-Veneris

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Viridiplantae  (Green plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (Land plants)
    Superdivision Embryophyta
    Division Tracheophyta  (Vascular plants, tracheophytes)
    Class Polypodiopsida  (Leptosporangiate ferns)
    Subclass Polypodiidae
    Order Polypodiales
    Family Pteridaceae  (Maidenhair ferns)
    Genus Adiantum L. (Maidenhair fern)
    Species Adiantum capillus-veneris L. (Common maidenhair fern, venus hairfern, common maidenhair)
    Synonyms
    • Adiantum affine Willd.
    • Adiantum africanum R.Br.
    • Adiantum capillaceum Dulac
    • Adiantum capillus Sw.
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris f. cristatum Moxley
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris f. dissectum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Ching
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris f. fissum (H.Christ) Ching
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris f. rimicola (Sloss.) Fern.
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. capillus-veneris
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. dissectum (Mart. & Gal.) Ching
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. dissectum Nayar
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. fissum H.Christ
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. kenyense Chiov.
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. laciniatum H.Christ
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. laciniatum H.Christ ex Tard. & C.Chr.
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. modestum (Underw.) Fern.
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. pinnata Bonap.
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. protrusum Fern.
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. rimicola (Sloss.) Fernald
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. trifidum (Willd. ex Bolle) H.Christ
    • Adiantum capillus-veneris var. trifidum (Willd. ex Bolle) Milde
    • Adiantum coriandrifolium Lam.
    • Adiantum cuneifolium Stokes
    • Adiantum diaphanum var. affine (Willd.) Alderw.
    • Adiantum emarginatum Bory
    • Adiantum emarginatum Bory ex Willd.
    • Adiantum fontanum Salisb.
    • Adiantum fumarioides Willd.
    • Adiantum lingii Ching
    • Adiantum maderense Lowe
    • Adiantum marginatum Schrad.
    • Adiantum michelii Christ
    • Adiantum modestum Underw.
    • Adiantum moritzianum Link
    • Adiantum paradiseae Bak.
    • Adiantum pseudocapillus Fée
    • Adiantum pubescens var. divaricatum Brack.
    • Adiantum remyanum Esp.Bustos
    • Adiantum remyanum Espinosa
    • Adiantum repandum Tausch
    • Adiantum rimicola Sloss.
    • Adiantum schaffneri E.Fourn.
    • Adiantum tenerum var. dissectum M.Martens & Galeotti
    • Adiantum trifidum Willd. ex C.Bolle
    • Adiantum visianii Schlöss. & Vukot
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