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Studies on Folk Medicinal Fern: An Example of “Gu-Sui-Bu”

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In the traditional Chinese system of medicine, six different ferns i.e., Drynaria fortunei, Pseudodrynaria coronans, Davallia divaricata, Davallia mariesii, Davallia solida, and Humata griffithiana are used as source of medicine commonly known as “Gu-Sui-Bu.” These have been claimed to cure inflammation, cancer, aging, blood stasis, body ache and bone injuries. However, no scientific investigation has been carried out so far, to evaluate comparative values of these sources. These plants have been over exploited for its fleshy rhizome as a source of “Gu-Sui-Bu” from its natural habitat. Hence it has become a necessity to preserve these species for future generation’s thus in vitro methodology could be the key to preserve these species. The present chapter describes in detail the comparative antioxidative potencies, scavenging activities against DPPH radical, reducing power, and estimation of polyphenol contents in six sources of “Gu-Sui-Bu” and conservation of D. fortune by in vitro methodologies.

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  • Aqueous Extract
  • Ethanol Extract
  • Spore Germination
  • Condensed Tannin
  • Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity

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Chang, HC., Gupta, S.K., Tsay, HS. (2011). Studies on Folk Medicinal Fern: An Example of “Gu-Sui-Bu”. In: Kumar, A., Fernández, H., Revilla, M. (eds) Working with Ferns. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_21

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