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Medicinal

In European herbal medicine it is traditionally used as a treatment for hepatitis and jaundice and as a remedy for indigestion and loss of appetite.
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Polypodium vulgare L.

Family: POLYPODIACEAE
Genus: Polypodium
Species: vulgare L.
Common names: Adder's Fern, Common Polypody
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Polypodium
Distribution summary: Temperate Asia, Europe, S. Africa
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Woodland garden, dappled shade.
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Roots' (HSE 3B)
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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