Dryopteridaceae Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

Common Ladyfern

Chippewa - Drug, Diuretic

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 348

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Scientific name: Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth
USDA symbol: ATFIA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Ladyfern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Compound decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of urine.'

RECRD: 82892 id: 6569

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