Polypodiaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.

Licorice Fern

Nootka - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Swan, James Gilchrist, 1869, The Indians of Cape Flattery ... Washington Territory, Washington, DC. Smithsonian Institution, page 80, 81

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Scientific name: Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
USDA symbol: POGL8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Licorice Fern
Family: Polypodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Nootka
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Plant used as an excellent alterative for venereal complaints.

RECRD: 92056 id: 29005

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