| Family |
Blechnaceae |
| Scientific name |
Woodwardia orientalis Swartz |
| Synonyms |
none |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) komochi-shida [having children fern] |
| (English common name) Oriental Chain Fern |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Himalayas |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=68 |
| Description |
Leaves 30-200cm length. Evergreen. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Antiviral agent containing crude drug (US Patent 5411733/1995) |
| Use of plant extracts for treatment of HIV, HCV and HBV infections (US Patent 5837257/1998) |
| Retrovirus protease inhibitors (US Patent 5916919/1999) |
| Compositions of matter useful in the treatment of viral infections derived from plant extracts (US Patent 5989556/1999) |
| Process for preparing an anti-viral medicinal product from plant extracts (US Patent 6214350/2001) |
| Heavy metal phytoremediation (US Patent 6576816/2003) |
| Trace element phytoremediation (US Patent 6974896/2005) |
| Heavy metal phytoremediation (US Patent 7034202/2006) |
| Stress tolerance (US Patent 20060200879) |
| Bio-derived 1,3-propanediol and its conjugate esters as natural and non irritating solvents for biomass-derived extracts, fragrance concentrates, and oils (US Patent 20070202126) |
| Antiviral agent containing crude drug (European Patent EP0568001/1993) |
| Antiviral agents from plant extracts and use for treatment of viral infections (WIPO Patent WO/1998/001144) |
| Bioremediation (WIPO Patent WO/2004/038027) |
