Myricaceae Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern
Menominee - Drug, Adjuvant
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 42
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Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Scientific name: Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
USDA symbol: COPE80 (
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Common names: Sweet Fern
Family: Myricaceae
Family (APG): Myricaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Plant used as a seasoner and potent medicine in childbirth.
RECRD: 84327 id: 10525