Dryopteridaceae Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott

Christmas Fern

Cherokee - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 3

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Scientific name: Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
USDA symbol: POACA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Christmas Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Decoction of roots rubbed on area affected by rheumatism.

RECRD: 92064 id: 29064

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