Drynaria quercifolia

Botanical name : Drynaria quercifolia (Linn.) J. Smith
Family : Polypodiaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Aswakatri

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Wood fern
Hindi : Asvakatri, Katikapan
Malayalam : Matilpanna, Pannakizhangu, Pannikizangu

Distribution – Throughout India growing on old trees, rocks and walls.

PLANT DESCRIPTION
A fern with fleshy, hairy soft creeping stem. Fronds are two types, sterile and fertile fronds. Sterile will dry soon and form as protective covering for rhizomes. Fertile fronds long stalked, pinnate, with numerous sori, on each primary areole.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, inflammation, infection, typhoid, cough, arthritis, headache, diarrhea, ulcer, and migraine.
Useful part : Rhizomes.