Most of us would think that ferns are just ornaments used for floral arrangement. You can see ferns in most gardens and they grow as fast as the grass. But who would have thought that this fern can actually become edible. In our country, we call fern as pako.
Pako has the scientific name of Athyrium esculentum. It belongs to family of fern. The very common use is for different vegetable cookings like adobo and ginisa. It can also be served as salad.
Pako is a good source of calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin B. Decoction of rhizomes, young leaves and sugar is good for haemoptysis and for ordinary coughs.
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