Background: Traditional use of pteridophytes as food and medicine is a common practice
around the world. Many ethnic communities hold vast knowledge about the uses of …

Pteridophytes have been used by humans for millennia, but in comparison to flowering
plants, the documentation of their traditional uses is still neglected; as a result, they must be …

Ferns are often used by indigenous people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This study
was designed to collect the ethnomedicinal and traditional knowledge of these locals about …

Wild edible plants provide a wide range of dietary benefits in the form of bioactives,
minerals, and fibers. Pteridophytes (ferns and lycophytes) are an important source of edible …

Background: Ferns and lycophytes comprise all vascular plants with no flowers, fruits, or
seeds, grouped under the artificial name Pteridophytes. This group presents a broad range …

Ferns are a prominent entity in our ecosystem as one of the valuable resources of
phytochemicals, medicinal, nutritional, and industrial attributes. They have multiple …

The culturally valued and scientifically important ethnobotanical knowledge associated with
the indigenous community is highly vulnerable due to changes in current socio-economic …

Background: The consumption of ferns as vegetables and pickles in Nepal is a noteworthy
phenomenon. Diplazium esculentum stands out as one of the most commonly consumed …

Sri Lankan pteridophytes are important on a global and regional scale, because of the
isolation of the flora in the Indian Ocean. Sri Lankan pteridophytes have been collected and …

The botanical names of many species carry etymological information such as morphological
characteristics, habitats, and ecological features, distributional range, etc. Some species …