| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound decoction of root taken for stomach pain, not vomiting or diarrhea. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 48 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Bella Coola Drug, Throat Aid Roots chewed for swollen, sore throat and compound decoction used for stomach pain. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 48 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice used for inflamed swellings and wounds and infusion taken for hives. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 60, 61 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Cowichan Drug, Cold Remedy Rhizomes used for colds. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Cowichan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Rhizomes used for stomach ailments. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Cowichan Drug, Throat Aid Rhizomes used for sore throat. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Cowlitz Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of crushed stems taken for the measles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of leaf taken for tuberculosis. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Green River Group Drug, Cough Medicine Baked or raw roots used as a cough medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Compound decoction taken for cholera. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 260 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Klallam Drug, Cough Medicine Baked or raw roots used as a cough medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Makah Drug, Cough Medicine Peeled stems chewed for coughs. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Malecite Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of pounded roots used for pleurisy. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 252 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Micmac Drug, Diuretic Infusion of plant used for urine retention. Rousseau, Jacques, 1948, Ethnobotanique Et Ethnozoologie Gaspesiennes, Archives de Folklore 3:51-64, page 55 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Micmac Drug, Pulmonary Aid Roots used for pleurisy. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Quinault Drug, Cough Medicine Baked or raw roots used as a cough medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Saanich Drug, Cold Remedy Rhizomes used for colds. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Saanich Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Rhizomes used for stomach ailments. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Saanich Drug, Throat Aid Rhizomes used for sore throat. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Salish, Coast Food, Dried Food Rhizomes sun dried and used as a winter food. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Salish, Coast Food, Substitution Food Rhizomes formerly used as a substitute for sugar. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified Rhizomes eaten fresh. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Skagit, Upper Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used to make a demulcent. Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Skagit, Upper Drug, Expectorant Plant used to make an expectorant. Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 |
| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Skagit, Upper Drug, Laxative Plant used to make a laxative. Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 |