Showing posts with label Lycopodiaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lycopodiaceae. Show all posts

Sunday, September 11, 2011

කුඩා-හැඩයා[Kuda-Hadaya](Huperzia pulcherrima)


An epiphyte on mossy tree trunks or on rocks in mid and up country secondary forests up to about 2400m a.s.l. Use for the preparation of medicinal oil to treat snake-bite as it is with Maha –Hadaya (Huperzia phlegmaria) 

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

මහ-හැඩයා[Maha –Hadaya] (Huperzia phlegmaria)

An epiphyte on trees or on rocks in mid and up-country forests up to 1200m a.s.l. It is used in snakebite treatments by traditional medical practitioners.