Akkarghoda / अक्करघोडा / Lady Fern / Athyrium hohenackerianum

Name: Akkarghoda / अक्करघोडा / Lady Fern / Athyrium hohenackerianum
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Local Name: Akkarghoda / अक्करघोडा

Common Name: Lady Fern

Botanical Name: Athyrium hohenackerianum

Status & Habitat

Occurrence: Exposed Rocks in Forests, Mountain Steeps,
Riverbanks and Earth Cuttings

As Medicine: Rhizome and fronds decoction alleviates rheumatic pain, roots are used for treating intestinal worms, and rhizome paste is applied for scorpion stings; young fronds consumed to treat cancer; plant's roots alleviate childbirth pain, increase milk production in new mothers, and offer topical relief for sores.

Cooking Method: Leaves eaten raw; young shoots boiled and cooked as a vegetable.

Preservation / Curing Technique: Akkarghoda is collected in the rainy season and
dried on a specially made structure called "Chulha" or "Tagar."

Nutritional Benefit: Contains proteins, carbohdyrates, fats, antioxidants and vitamins.

Medicinal Benefit: Helps treat rheumatic pain, intestinal worms, scorpion stings, cancer, breast pain, and sores; helps increase breast milk production.

Tribal Wisdom: - Rhizome and fronds are used as a decoction for rheumatic pain.
- Roots are used to treat intestinal worms.
- Rhizome paste is also used for scorpion stings.
- Akkarghoda is used as traditional medicine wherein young fronds are consumed as a treatment for cancer.
- During childbirth, its roots are used to relieve pain, especially breast pain.
- Akkarghoda is known to increase milk production in new mothers and when
applied topically, it helps relieve sores.