Pteridaceae Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat.

Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Yavapai - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 261

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Scientific name: Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eat.) D.C. Eat.
USDA symbol: PEMUM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Birdfoot Cliffbrake
Family: Pteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction taken as tea by women after childbirth.

RECRD: 20669 id: 25777

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