Osmundaceae Osmunda regalis L.

Royal Fern

Iroquois - Drug, Anticonvulsive

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33

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Scientific name: Osmunda regalis L.
USDA symbol: OSRES (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Royal Fern
Family: Osmundaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Infusion of fronds and wild ginger rhizomes used by children with convulsions from intestinal worms.

RECRD: 50005 id: 25097

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