Phak pho kha ti mia |
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 | Selaginella argentea |
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 | Selaginellaceae |
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 | Phak kap kae, fera phaeng (Kanchana Diwiset et al., 2005, p. 153) |
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 | One of the fern allies, underground rhizome, erect, scaly. Leaves pinnate, long petiole, thick, tough, 30-40 cm. long, curled downward when young, Spriate, with Ramenta. Sporangea on the veins, tiny light, airborne, to distant places. New young plant sprouts when spore falls in soil with suitable conditions. (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., 2005, p. 153) |
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Food: Tender shoots that are curling downward are used to make kaeng with cassia insuvais or blanched to eat with namphrik. (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., 2005, p. 153)
Medicine
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 | Early rainy season (May-June) (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., 2005, p. 153) |
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Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp. (2005). Phak Phuen Ban Phak Nuea. Kanchana Diwiset, ed. Nonthaburi: Project for Text Development, Institute of Traditional Thai Medicine. |
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