PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS, TRADITIONAL USES AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF FERN ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS L.: AN OVERVIEW
*V. S. Undal
ABSTRACT
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. is belonging to the family Pteridaceae with several uses in conventional and folk medicine. It is named as “Pare-siavashan” in medical and pharmaceutical textbooks of Iranian Traditional Medicine. The leaves, roots, stem of the plant are mostly used in the management of kidney stone, diabetes, fungal infection, thyroid, respiratory diseases and many more disorders. Since of diverse chemical compositions, the herb fronds were assessed for its several pharmacological consequences. Therefore, the present study was done to review the phytochemical constituents, traditional usage and modern pharmacological effects of Maidenhair fern. Scientific records and journals counting Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Science direct, medical and pharmaceutical textbooks of conventional medicine as well were searched on Adiantum capillus-veneris while making this document without limitation up to 2025. This article briefly assess the traditional facts and ethno medicinal accounts on therapeutic activities of the plant Adiantum capillus-veneris Linn. The phytochemical and pharmacological studies of this plant provide a scientific basis for its therapeutic usage. This report also reviews the full investigation prepared on the plant will probably facilitate to its valuable remedies in conventional therapy, and will be the window for its usage in discovery of novel drugs.
Keywords: Adiantum capillus-veneris, folk medicine, chemical compositions, conventional medicine.
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