Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000003282

Family: Adiantaceae

Scientific Name: Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Collector: A. Biswas and S.K. Basu

Country: India

Uses: The fern is used as a pectoral demulcent, expectorant and tonic. It is boiled in wine which is given in cases of hard tumours of the spleen, liver and other viscera.