Dryopteridaceae Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

Common Ladyfern

Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 381

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of root induced milk flow in patients with caked breast.

RECRD: 82898 id: 6580

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