Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Common polypody

Plant

English

Common polypody, Adder's fern, Brake-root, Common polypody fern, Female fern, Oak fern, Polypod, Polypodium vulgare, Polypody, Polypody of the oak, Polypody root, Rock brake, Rock polypod, Sweet fern, Wall fern

Latin

Polypodium vulgare L.

Plantparts

creeping rootstalks, foliage, Rhizome, Rhizome, Root, Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, alleviating, Alterative, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Antiarthritic, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-flu, Anti-gout, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-hepatitic, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antitussive, aperient, Aperitive, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Arthrosis, Asthenia of liver, bad digestion, Bechic, benificial effect on the digestion, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, breathing difficulties, Breathing problems, Breathlessness, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, Bronquite, catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, catharic, Cathartic, Cestoda, Cestoidea, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Cleanses the blood, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, Cough, cough depressing, Coughing, Coughs, Cough suppressant, Cutaneous conditions, Demulcent, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Diaphoretic, difficulty in breathing, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the liver, disease of the spleen, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, disorders of the liver, dispel worms, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dry and unproductive coughs, dry cough, Dry coughs, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dysphonia, dyspnea, dyspnoea, Dyssynergic defaecation, Eupeptic, expectorant, Expellant of bile, Expellant of phlegm, expel worms, external injuries, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flu, Gall-bladder complaints, gallbladder disorders, Gall-bladder problems, Glandular swellings, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, Gout, Gripe, Grippe, hacking cough, helmint, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, hepatitis, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, hoarse, hoarseness, Hoarse voice, Icterus, improves appetite, improves digestion, improve the complexion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, increase the bile secretion, Indigestion, Induce sweating, inflammation of mucous membrane, inflammation of the liver, Inflammed joints, Influenza, intestinal tapeworm, jaundice, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, lack of appetite, laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, liver inflammation, Liverishness, liver problems, loss of appetite, Melancholia, melancholy, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, mitigating, movements of the bowel, Mucolytic agent, Nasal polyp, palliative, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Pectoral, Pleurisy, pleuritis, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyrexia, Relieving a cough, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory distress, respiratory illness, Respiratory problems, respiratory problems in general, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, Shortness of breath, short of breath, skin disease, skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, spleen complaints, spleen diseases, spleen disorders, Spleen Problems, Spleen tonic, splenopathy, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, stimulate the appetite, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Strengthens the liver, sudorific, sweat-inducing, swollen glands, taenia, Tapeworm, Tapeworm infestation, the flue, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, treatment for worms, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, Warming digestive, weak stomach, worm, worms

Women's diseases

All women's diseases, feminine disorders, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical

Warnings

brings on vomiting, causes nausea, causes vomiting, Convulsant

Other uses

Cosmetics, cosmetic use, deters insects, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, repels insects, Used in cosmetics

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region

Ingredients

 benzoic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Bitter Components, Butyric acid, caffeic acid, Catechin, Chlorogenin, citric acid, essential oil, fructose, glucose, glycyrrhizin, Isovalerianic acid, Lauric acid, malic acid, methyl salicylate, Methyl-Ethyl-Acetic-Acid, mucilage, Natural rubber, Ostadin, Phloroglucinol, Phytosterol, potash, resin, Rhamnose, salicylic acid, saponin, starch, Stearic acid, Sucrose, sugar, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, triterpene, Vegetable oil

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0156

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