Deer's Tongue Fern - The Medicinal Fern

The plant "Asplenium scolopendrium", also known as Hart's tongue fern, is an evergreen fern from the Asplenium genus that has exceptional health benefits.

Hart's tongue fern is an evergreen plant. You can find it in shady areas of deciduous forests, and it's very beneficial to be familiar with its medicinal properties.

"Hart's tongue", "Deer's tongue" or "Buffalo tongue" are just some of the names our people have given to this miraculous herb. It seems, however, that over the years we have forgotten its properties, displaced by chemical substances, but this is why we want to introduce you to it.

#Botanical characteristics

Hart's tongue fern looks like a traditional fern with simple, undivided leaves. They are 10-60 cm long and 3-6 cm wide.

They are also characteristically smooth, entire, linear-lanceolate, slightly wavy at the edges. They have a heart-shaped base, with long stalks emerging directly from the rhizome. Their shape strongly resembles an ox's tongue, hence their name.

#Folk names of the herb in other countries

English - Hart's-tongue fern, Russian - Oleniy yazyk, German - Hurschzungenfarn, French - langue de cerf.

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