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INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
diuretic and emmenagogue.” Native writers do not distinguish 
the various species of Adiantum. (Dr. Dymock.) 
A vapor bath medicated by a decoction from this plant is 
regarded useful in fever. (Dr. Emerson.) It is recommended 
by Hakims for hydropbolia. It is resolvent and also used for 
the prevention of hair from falling. For internal use given 
in the form of a Syrup. (Asst. Surg. J. N. Dey, Jeypore). 
Very useful as a mild tonic, especially during convalescence 
from fevers (Dr. J. Anderson, Bijnor.) — Watt’s Diet. 
1353 . A. flabellulatum, Linn. 
Ref Beddome’s Handbook to the Ferns of Br. In., p. 88. 
Habitat : — Nepal, Assam, Kbasia Hills and Sylhet. 
Scales on rhizome, linear, long, lax, chestnut coloured ; fronds 
flabellate, bipartite-pedately divided, tripinnate ; secondary 
pinnee lanceolate-acuminated, pinnules glabious, subcoriaceous- 
chartaceous obliquely cuncate or semi-orbicular, superior base 
truncate, superior margin 2-4 lobed and serrate-dentate in the 
sterile one lobes soriferous, involucres large the breadth of the 
lobe, oblong straight rarely a little curved, hard coriaceous, 
stipes elongated ebeneous scabrous below ; the rest as well as 
the slender rachis glossy and blobious. (Beddome). 
Uses: — I was told by a Manipuri Sepoy that the root was 
used medicinally (Watt). 
Cheilanthes : — Sori terminal or nearly so, on the veins, at first 
small subglobose, afterwards more or less confluent, indusium 
formed of the changed reflexed margin, roundish and distinct, 
or more or less confluent, but not quite continuous ; fronds 
subcoriaceous in texture, mostly under 12 in. often under 6 
inches long, 3-4 pinnatifid, veins free. 
1354 . G. tenuifolia, Lw. 
Ref. : — Bed. Handbook. Ferns Br. I. p. 92. 
Fern. : — Nanha, dodhari (Sant.) 
Habitat : — Madras Presidency, common in the plains ; (dry 
localities) and on low hills up to 4,000 ft. Bengal plains, in 
Assam, Chittagong, Dakka, Chota Nagpore, Khasya hills upto 
35,000, ft. Sikkim and Malay Peninsula. (Beddome.) 
