Myricaceae Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern
Ojibwa - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 375
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Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Scientific name: Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
USDA symbol: COPE80 (
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Common names: Sweet Fern
Family: Myricaceae
Family (APG): Myricaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken for flux and stomach cramps.
RECRD: 84341 id: 10539