Difference between revisions of "English Adder's tongue"
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| − | Other Names : Ophioglossum vulgatum | + | Other Names : Ophioglossum vulgatum, Adder's tongue, Serpant’s Tongue. |
==Special Precautions of English Adder’s tongue== | ==Special Precautions of English Adder’s tongue== | ||
| − | == | + | * Make sure the plant is fresh before using. |
| + | Don't confuse with [[American Adder's tongue]] | ||
| + | ==Health Benefits and Uses of English Adder’s tongue== | ||
| + | * The fern is antiseptic, styptic, vulnerary, detergent, emetic and expectorant | ||
| + | * The mucilaginous and astringent decoction of the fern is used for angina in Reunion. | ||
| + | * An ointment, prepared by boiling the herb in oil or fat, is used for wounds and skin ulkers | ||
| + | * The expressed juice of the leaves is drunk as a treatment for internal bleeding and bruising. | ||
| + | * as an expectorant. | ||
| + | ==Dosage== | ||
| + | Mix one teaspoon of leaves with one cup of boiling water. Consume only one mouthful a time, several times a day. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * ''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23508568'' | ||
[[Category:Treatments]] | [[Category:Treatments]] | ||
[[Category:Herbal medicine]] | [[Category:Herbal medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Expectorant]] | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 25 February 2018
File:Ophioglossum vulgatum.jpg Other Names : Ophioglossum vulgatum, Adder's tongue, Serpant’s Tongue.
Contents
Special Precautions of English Adder’s tongue
- Make sure the plant is fresh before using.
Don't confuse with American Adder's tongue
Health Benefits and Uses of English Adder’s tongue
- The fern is antiseptic, styptic, vulnerary, detergent, emetic and expectorant
- The mucilaginous and astringent decoction of the fern is used for angina in Reunion.
- An ointment, prepared by boiling the herb in oil or fat, is used for wounds and skin ulkers
- The expressed juice of the leaves is drunk as a treatment for internal bleeding and bruising.
- as an expectorant.
Dosage
Mix one teaspoon of leaves with one cup of boiling water. Consume only one mouthful a time, several times a day.
