Woodwardia orientalis




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)



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