Davallia divaricata

Davallia divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Davalliaceae
Genus:	Davallia
Species:	D. divaricata
Binomial name
	Davallia divaricata; Blume

Last updated May 29, 2025

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.^[1]

Uses

Davallia divaricata produces davallic acid, which has been used in Taiwan in the treatment of lung cancer.^[2]

References

↑ Chang, Hung-Chi; Gupta, Sushim Kumar; Tsay, Hsin-Sheng (2011), Kumar, Ashwani; Fernández, Helena; Revilla, Maria Angeles (eds.), "Studies on Folk Medicinal Fern: An Example of "Gu-Sui-Bu"" , Working with Ferns, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 285–304, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_21, ISBN 978-1-4419-7161-6 , retrieved 2024-01-04
↑ 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. 17 (11): 12938–12949. doi: 10.3390/molecules171112938 . ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 6268845 . PMID 23117433.

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[1] Chang, Hung-Chi; Gupta, Sushim Kumar; Tsay, Hsin-Sheng (2011), Kumar, Ashwani; Fernández, Helena; Revilla, Maria Angeles (eds.), "Studies on Folk Medicinal Fern: An Example of "Gu-Sui-Bu"" , Working with Ferns, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 285–304, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_21, ISBN 978-1-4419-7161-6 , retrieved 2024-01-04

[2] 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. 17 (11): 12938–12949. doi: 10.3390/molecules171112938 . ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 6268845 . PMID 23117433.

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