English Adder's tongue
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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.
