Dryopteridaceae Onoclea sensibilis L.

Sensitive Fern

Iroquois - Drug, Blood Medicine

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 34

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Scientific name: Onoclea sensibilis L.
USDA symbol: ONSE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sensitive Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Infusion of rhizomes given to children when 'the blood doesn't have a determined path.'

RECRD: 50011 id: 24381

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