Pteridaceae Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis

Western Goldfern

Karok - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 377

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Scientific name: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis
USDA symbol: PETRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Goldfern
Family: Pteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant used to mitigate the afterpains of childbirth.

RECRD: 91691 id: 25954

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