“…The Selaginella plants are usually used by a tribal community to cure sore throat, hepatic disorders, fever, cirrhosis, jaundice, cholecystitis, cough of lungs, diarrhea and various other related ailments. Moreover, it is also used for promoting the blood circulation, removing blood stasis, prevention of external bleeding after separation of the umbilical cord and trauma [ 8 , 9 ]. This is due to the presence of high content of different phytochemicals including, carbohydrates, chromones, benzenoids, alkaloids, coumarins, lignans, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, steroids, pigments and quinoids [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”