Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Yana - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Sapir, Edward and Leslie Spier, 1943, Notes on the Culture of the Yana, Anthropological Records 3(3):252-253, page 253

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Yana
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of pounded, heated roots applied to burns.

RECRD: 92848 id: 31514

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