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Chippewa Drug, Diuretic Compound decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of urine.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 348 |
| Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth Common Ladyfern USDA ATFIA |
Cowlitz Drug, Analgesic Infusion of stems taken for body pains. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
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Cowlitz Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover camas while baking. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
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Hesquiat Drug, Cancer Treatment Young, unfurling fronds eaten for internal ailments, such as cancer of the womb. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 29 |
| Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth Common Ladyfern USDA ATFIA |
Karok Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to clean eel's blood from butchered eel. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
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Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Containers Fronds used as covering for fungus placed on hot stones to make a red paint. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 263 |
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Makah Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of pounded stems taken by women to ease labor. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
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Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken by women for bosom pains caused by childbirth. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237 |
| Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth Common Ladyfern USDA ATFIA |
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root taken by women for bosom pains caused by childbirth. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 237 |
| Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth Common Ladyfern USDA ATFIA |
Nitinaht Other, Cooking Tools Fronds placed in layers below and above food in steaming pits. Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 62 |
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Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Grated dried root used as healing powder for sores. 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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Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root induced milk flow in patients with caked breast. 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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Okanagan-Colville Other, Water Indicator Ferns considered to be a sign of water when travelling through the mountains. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 18 |
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Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root taken for caked breasts and other female disorders. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 73 |
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Quileute Food, Unspecified Rhizomes roasted, peeled and the centers eaten. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
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Quileute Other, Cleaning Agent Leaves used to wipe fish. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
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Quinault Food, Unspecified Rhizomes roasted, peeled and the centers eaten. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 14 |
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Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified New shoots and rhizomes used for 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 68 |
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Shuswap Other, Protection Used to cover berry baskets. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
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Thompson Drug, Antihemorrhagic Infusion of plant used for vomiting blood. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 88 |
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Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of rhizomes and whole New England aster plant taken by mothers with intestinal fevers. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 34 |
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum (Willd.) Clausen Subarctic Ladyfern USDA ATFIA |
Iroquois Drug, Reproductive Aid Infusion of plant, vinegar bark and flower stalks taken to prevent women's water from breaking. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 34 |
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum (Willd.) Clausen Subarctic Ladyfern USDA ATFIA |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of rhizomes and sensitive fern used by men with venereal diseases. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 34 |
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum (Rupr.) C. Christens. Subarctic Ladyfern USDA ATFIC |
Bella Coola Drug, Eye Medicine Simple or compound decoction of root used as a wash for sore eyes. 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 |