In the Punjab, the leaves along with pepper, are administered as a febrifuge, and in SouthIndia, when prepared with honey, they are used in catarrhal affections. At Colomas (Mexico),the plant is used as a tea to relieve colic and for amenorrhea. In France, large quantities areemployed in the preparation of “Sirop de Capillaire”.
It may be used in all coughs, throataffections, and bronchial disorders (Kirtikar and Basu, 1984).
A Chinese medicinalcomposition is manufactured from (by weight parts) Adiantum capillus-veneris 80-120,Gryllotalpa africana 4-8, Vaccaria segetalis 8-12, Gleditisia sinensis 45-55, and hedgehoghide 8-12. The traditional Chinese medicinal composition is used to prepare drug tablet,capsule, granule and soft capsule for treating prostatitis and hyperplasia of prostate (Zhu,2007).
Also, a Chinese medicinal preparation for the treatment of diabetes is prepared fromAdiantum capillus-veneris (Zheng, 2009).
The plant is among the medicinal herbs that areused for helminthiasis (Ramasubramaniaraja and Niranjan, 2010).