വള്ളി പന്നൽ

Lygodium flexuosum (L.) SW.

Family:LYGODIACEAE

Maiden hair creeping fern.

Climbing fern

Malayalam 

chueru-valli-pannal, valli-pannal വള്ളി പന്നൽ 

Mentioned as Valli pannal in Horthus Malabaricus.

Used in:

Ayurveda.

Traditional medicine , Chinese

Distribution:

Global distribution - from Indo-Malesia to Australia and the Pacific. 

Seen throughout India up to an elevation of 1500 meter.   

 

PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Rich source of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and cumarin.

lygodinolide present in the plant is behind its wound healing property. 

Dr.francis