Angiopteris evecta
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Other Names : Polypodium evectum G. Forst. (1786), Angiopteris palmiformis
Health Benefits and Uses of Angiopteris evecta
- a decoction of the rhizome has been used to arrest the discharge of blood after a miscarriage and rhizome boiled with green beans to treat beriberi.
- In Siberut (Indonesia) a decoction of the leaves of A. evecta and Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Swartz is given to pregnant women to treat backache, but to treat heavy backache a concoction is made of the root of A. evecta , the inflorescence of Etlingera punicea (Roxb.) R.M. Smith and Hedychium coronarium Koenig, and the leaves of Kaempferia galanga L.
- The rhizome is chewed together with ginger and betel to treat spitting blood, especially if caused by poisoning.
- The pounded stem is used as an ingredient for cough medicine and the stipules as a poultice for abdominal pain.
- In Papua New Guinea, leaves are bound to fractured limbs to aid healing and the mucilage from the leaves is also applied to the body to reduce high fevers; fresh leaves are used as a poultice for stomach-ache.
- In the Philippines pulverized young tender leaves are used as a poultice for swellings.
- The starchy stipules of A. evecta have been eaten in times of starvation in Papua New Guinea and have been used for brewing alcohol, the young leaves are eaten in Ambon and croziers as an ingredient of stew in the Philippines.
