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'''''Davallia divaricata''''' is a fern in the genus ''[[Davallia]]'' of the family [[Davalliaceae]]. |
'''''Davallia divaricata''''' is a fern in the genus ''[[Davallia]]'' of the family [[Davalliaceae]]. |
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It is native to tropical [[Southeast Asia]] and is used in [[traditional Chinese medicine]], where it is known as ''gusuibu''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Chang |first=Hung-Chi |title=Studies on Folk Medicinal Fern: An Example of “Gu-Sui-Bu” |date=2011 |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_21 |work=Working with Ferns |pages=285–304 |editor-last=Kumar |editor-first=Ashwani |access-date=2024-01-04 |place=New York, NY |publisher=Springer New York |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_21 |isbn=978-1-4419-7161-6 |last2=Gupta |first2=Sushim Kumar |last3=Tsay |first3=Hsin-Sheng |editor2-last=Fernández |editor2-first=Helena |editor3-last=Revilla |editor3-first=Maria Angeles}}</ref> |
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It is native to tropical [[Southeast Asia]]. |
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== Uses == |
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''Davallia divaricata'' produces [[davallic acid]], which has been used in Taiwan in the treatment of lung cancer.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cheng |first=An-Sheng |last2=Chang |first2=We-Chang |last3=Cheng |first3=Yu-Hsiang |last4=Chen |first4=Kai-Yu |last5=Chen |first5=Kai-Hsien |last6=Chang |first6=Tsu-Liang |date=November 2012 |title=The Effects of Davallic Acid from Davallia divaricata Blume on Apoptosis Induction in A549 Lung Cancer Cells |url=https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/11/12938 |journal=Molecules |language=en |volume=17 |issue=11 |pages=12938–12949 |doi=10.3390/molecules171112938 |issn=1420-3049 |pmc=PMC6268845 |pmid=23117433}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 13:47, 4 January 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Davalliaceae |
| Genus: | Davallia |
| Species: | D. divaricata
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| Binomial name | |
| Davallia divaricata Blume
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Davallia divaricata is a fern in the genus Davallia of the family Davalliaceae.
It is native to tropical Southeast Asia and is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as gusuibu.[1]
Uses
Davallia divaricata produces davallic acid, which has been used in Taiwan in the treatment of lung cancer.[2]
References
- ^ Chang, Hung-Chi; Gupta, Sushim Kumar; Tsay, Hsin-Sheng (2011), Kumar, Ashwani; Fernández, Helena; Revilla, Maria Angeles (eds.), "Studies on Folk Medicinal Fern: An Example of "Gu-Sui-Bu"", Working with Ferns, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 285–304, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_21, ISBN 978-1-4419-7161-6, retrieved 2024-01-04
- ^ Cheng, An-Sheng; Chang, We-Chang; Cheng, Yu-Hsiang; Chen, Kai-Yu; Chen, Kai-Hsien; Chang, Tsu-Liang (November 2012). "The Effects of Davallic Acid from Davallia divaricata Blume on Apoptosis Induction in A549 Lung Cancer Cells". Molecules. 17 (11): 12938–12949. doi:10.3390/molecules171112938. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 6268845. PMID 23117433.
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- Ferns and fern allies of Guatemala, 1923
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