Parsiaoshan [Adiantum capillus-veneris] a review

ABSTRACT

Adiantum capillus-veneris, the Southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern and venus hair fern is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum with a sub cosmopolitan worldwide distribution. It is cultivated as a popular garden fern and houseplant. It has been in use for centuries in Unani system of medicine as anti-inflammatory, demulcent, hair tonic, expectorant, emmenagogue etc. The present review highlights the traditional uses, therapeutic actions and pharmacological properties of plant