Dryopteridaceae Woodsia neomexicana Windham

New Mexico Cliff Fern

Keres, Western - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 74

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Scientific name: Woodsia neomexicana Windham
USDA symbol: WONE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: New Mexico Cliff Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant used as a douche at childbirth.

RECRD: 30521 id: 43566

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