Witnessed by: Ayurveda

Maidenhair fern (Adiantum philippense), of the Pteridaceae family. Small tufted fern with slender black stalks and fan-lobed pinnae, the frond-tip often rooting; native range: moist shaded rocks and banks across India and tropical Asia. Globally recognized as hamsapadi · tripadi · hamsaraja in Sanskrit, and maidenhair, walking fern in English. The part used is whole plant (herb). Sweetish and mucilaginous, then faintly astringent.

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