Microsorum punctatum

Microsorum punctatum is a medicinal fern commonly called the Fishtail Fern.
Description.
It is epiphytes, but can also grow in soil (terrestrial). The rhizome is small, short, 50 mm in diameter, covered with dark brown scales; elongated scales, similar to triangles, 8 mm long. Single leaf lanceolate shape, green, 550 mm long, 50 mm wide, indistinct petiole, clear leaf bone, 3 mm diameter, pointed tip, winged base of leaf, branched leaf repetition.
Uses.
Juice extracted from the fronds (leaves) of the fern is used as purgative, diuretic, and wound healing agents.