Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Hesquiat - Drug, Cancer Treatment

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 32

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cancer Treatment
Notes: Young shoots eaten as medicine for 'troubles with one's insides,' such as cancer of the womb.

RECRD: 512 id: 31452

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