Dryopteridaceae Onoclea sensibilis L.

Sensitive Fern

Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of powdered, dried root used by patients with caked breast for milk flow.

RECRD: 90421 id: 24395

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