Dryopteridaceae Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum (Willd.) Clausen

Subarctic Ladyfern

Iroquois - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 34

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Scientific name: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum (Willd.) Clausen
USDA symbol: ATFIA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Subarctic Ladyfern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of rhizomes and sensitive fern used by men with venereal diseases.

RECRD: 50008 id: 6591

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