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) |