Pteridaceae Adiantum pedatum L.

Northern Maidenhair

Meskwaki - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237

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Scientific name: Adiantum pedatum L.
USDA symbol: ADPE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Northern Maidenhair
Family: Pteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Compound containing root and stems used for children who 'turn black.'

RECRD: 80646 id: 1590

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