Acrostichium aureum Linn: traditional use, phytochemistry and biological activity

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Traditional medicinal uses of Acrostichum aureum

Country/Region	Part used	Uses in Traditional Medicine	Reference
India	Fronds	Antidote for venomous snakebites	[13, 24, 25]
		Antifungal	[26]
	Fronds and roots	Syphilitic ulcers, pharyngitis, chest pain and diabetes	[17, 24]
Malaysia	Rhizomes	Wounds, snake bite and boils	[14]
Malaysia	Fronds	Hypotension, worms, digestive issues	[27]
Fiji	Plant	Sore throat, chest pains, elephantiasis purgative and febrifuge	[12, 25, 28]
Bangladesh	Leaves	Cure cloudy urine in women	[29]
Bangladesh	Rhizome	Wounds, peptic ulcers, boils	[9]
Malaysia	Leaves	Stop bleeding	[14]
China	Rhizome	Worm remedy, inveterate ulcers	[9]
China		Bladder complains	[25]
Borneo	Fertile Fronds	Syphilitic ulcers	[25]
Costa Rica	Leaves	Emollients	[13, 25]
Kerala	Whole plant	Astringent in hemorrhage	[17, 30]
Panama	Young fiddleheads	Medicinal bath for infant	[9, 25]
Vietnam	Rhizome	Wound healing	[31]
Colombia	Young fiddleheads	Extract fish bones from the throat	[17, 24, 25]
Suriname		Abortifacient	[32, 33]
Nigeria	Roots	Baby lotion	[34]
Nigeria	Leaves	Skin infection and stomach pain	[34]
Sri-Lanka	Rhizome	Hemorrhoids, gastritis, dysentery, inguinal hernia	[35]
Indonesia		To stop bleeding and relieve pain	[36]