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Official name :
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
Family :
Pteridaceae
5 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HC 31
Author(s) :
Chekole, G., Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11:4 (2015)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/11/1/4
Symptoms :
H(041), H(053)
Recipes :
H(041) anthrax, racines fraîches de Adiantum capillus-veneris, écraser, insert in water then drink the juice
H(053) ear wound, fresh stem and dried, insert into new jewelry hole
H(053) ear wound, fresh stem and dried, insert into new jewelry hole
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Northwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
joroasfit (Amharic)
Reference HJ 10
Author(s) :
Jacot Guillarmod, A
Title :
Flora of Lesotho .Cramer, Lehre .
From :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) dried leaves of Adiantum capillus-veneris burnt and smoked for head and chest colds
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lehōrōmetso, lepata-maoa
Reference HM 63
Author(s) :
Mangambu Mokoso, Jean de Dieu , R. van Diggelen, J. C. Mwanga Mwanga, H. Ntahobavuka, F.Malaisse, E. Robbrecht
Title :
Enthnobotanic survey of Pteridophytes, assessment of extinction risk and conservation strategies in the surroundings of the Kahuzi Biega National Park (DR Congo)
Geo-Eco-Trop., 36 : 137-158 (2012)
Symptoms :
H(022), H(139x)
Recipes :
H(022)to facilitate a good childbirtht, decoction of about two handfuls of fresh fronds of Adiantum capillus-veneris is mixed with palm oil (Elaeis guineensis). Decoction is drunk during the last 2 weeks
H(139x) aphrodisiac man, whole plant eaten raw
H(139x) aphrodisiac man, whole plant eaten raw
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Kahuzi Biega National Park
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HR 53
Author(s) :
Randriamiharisoa, M. N. , A. R. Kuhlman, V. Jeannoda, H. Rabarison, N. Rakotoarivelo, T. Randrianarivony, F.Raktoarivony, A. Randrianasolo and R. W. Bussmann
Title :
Medicinal plants sold in the markets of Antananarivo, Madagascar
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2015) 11:60
DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0046-y
Symptoms :
H(037), H(080)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, lH(080) allergies,eaves of Adiantum capillus-veneris, RNS.
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
Madagascar (markets of
Antananarivo)
Vernacular name :
ampanga
Reference R3 Nord
Author(s) :
Rhattas, R , A. Douira & L Zidane
Title :
Étude ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales dans le Parc National deTalassemtane (Rif occidental du Maroc)
Journal of Applied Biosciences 97:9187 – 9211 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(082)
Recipes :
H(082) respiratory problems, syrup of ONS of Adiantum capillus-veneris
Region :
North Africa
Country :
Morocco (Western Rif)
Vernacular name :
kouzborat el bir (Arabic), capillaire de Montpellier (French)