Calaguala

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Calaguala is an extract from Phlebodium decumanum (syn. Polypodium decumanum), a type of fern used historically for medicinal purposes. [1]

It is also known as kalawalla, and a number of other spellings occur.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Tuominen M, Bohlin L, Rolfsen W (August 1992). "Effects of Calaguala and an active principle, adenosine, on platelet activating factor". Planta Med. 58 (4): 306–10. doi:10.1055/s-2006-961472. PMID   1438589.