Polypodiaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.

Licorice Fern

Hesquiat - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 30

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Scientific name: Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
USDA symbol: POGL8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Licorice Fern
Family: Polypodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Long, slender rhizomes eaten raw to sweeten the mouth.

RECRD: 502 id: 28988

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