Davallia divaricata explained

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.

Uses

Davallia divaricata produces davallic acid, which has been used in Taiwan in the treatment of lung cancer.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 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 . en . 17 . 11 . 12938–12949 . 10.3390/molecules171112938 . free . 1420-3049 . 6268845 . 23117433.

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