Pteridaceae Cryptogramma sitchensis (Rupr.) T. Moore

Sitka Rockbrake

Thompson - Drug, Liver Aid

Use documented by:
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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Scientific name: Cryptogramma sitchensis (Rupr.) T. Moore
USDA symbol: CRSI7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Rockbrake
Family: Pteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Liver Aid
Notes: Infusion of washed, strained fronds taken for gallstones.

RECRD: 32038 id: 11553

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