Dryopteridaceae Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

Common Ladyfern

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 29

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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: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cancer Treatment
Notes: Young, unfurling fronds eaten for internal ailments, such as cancer of the womb.

RECRD: 496 id: 6572

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