Male Fern

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, Spain, Europe, Egypt

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Aperient, Astringent, Cyanogenetic, Pectoral

Science studied: ALBASPIDIN, ASPIDINOL, DESASPIDIN, EO

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Scientific name: Dryopteris filix-mas

Common names: Male Fern, Almindelig mangeløv, Common Male Fern, Dryopteris male, Dryoptère fougère mâle, Dryoptéride fougère-mâle, Fougère-mâle, Dryoptéris fougère-mâle, Echter Wurmfarn, Falguera mascle, Falguera muscle, Felce maschio

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US, Spain, Europe, Elsewhere, Egypt.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Aperient
• Astringent
• Cyanogenetic
• Pectoral
• Poison
• Taenifuge
• Vermifuge
• Tumor

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• US
• Spain
• Europe
• Elsewhere
• Egypt

Documented cultural uses

• Aperient
• Astringent
• Cyanogenetic
• Pectoral
• Poison
• Taenifuge
• Vermifuge
• Tumor

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Ecological factors affecting minerals and nutritional quality of “Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott”: an underutilized wild leafy vegetable in rural communities · 2024 source ↗
• Ecological factors affecting minerals and nutritional quality of "<i>Dryopteris filix-mas</i> (L.) Schott": an underutilized wild leafy vegetable in rural communities. · 2024 source ↗
• <i>Dryopteris</i> <i>filix-mas</i> (L.) Schott ethanolic leaf extract and fractions exhibited profound anti-inflammatory activity. · 2019 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALBASPIDIN
• ASPIDINOL
• DESASPIDIN
• EO
• FILICIC-ACID
• FILMARONE
• FLAVASPIDIC-ACID
• 11,13(13)-HOPADIENE
• 12-HOPENE
• METHYLENE-BIS-NORFLAVASPIDIC-ACID
• PARASPIDIN
• PHLOBAPHENE
• PHLORASPIDINOL
• PHLORASPYRONE
• SUGAR
• TRISASPIDIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.