Nervilia fordii
(Hance) Schltr.
Orchidaceae
Nervilia mekongensis S.W.Gale, Schuit. & Suddee
Pogonia fordii Hance
Common Name:
General Information
Nervilia fordii is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a fleshy,globose tuber 10 - 15mm in diameter. The plant produces a single flowering stem 13 - 30cm tall, followed by a single, heart-shaped leaf around 5cm x 6cm. The tuber produces 1 to several lateral, subterranean runners during the leafing period, each runner producing new tubers at their apex[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Habitat
Shaded damp places in forests; at elevations from 200 - 1,000 metres[
26- Title
- Comfrey Report.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Hills. L.
- Publisher
- Henry Doubleday Research Ass.
- Year
-
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A small booklet giving a fairly comprehensive guide to the uses of comfrey.
]. Wet places in mountainous regions[
283- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Vietnam
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 92 9061 101 4
- Description
- An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Bulb |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A decoction or infusion of the leaves is used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, cough and furunculosis. The leaves may also be used as a depurative[283[:
A poultice of the pounded leaves is used as a remedy for impetigo, furunculosis and painful inflammations[
283- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Vietnam
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 92 9061 101 4
- Description
- An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications.
].
The leaves, harvested in autumn. are washed. then dried at low temperature. During drying, the leaves are lightly rumpled 2ยท3 times a day. They can be steamed before drying[
283- Title
- Medicinal Plants in Vietnam
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu
- Publisher
- World Health Organisation
- Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 92 9061 101 4
- Description
- An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications.
]
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Division of the tubers.
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