Polypodiaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Licorice Fern
Oweekeno - Drug, Throat Aid
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 59
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Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
Scientific name: Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eat.
USDA symbol: POGL8 (
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Common names: Licorice Fern
Family: Polypodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Rhizomes chewed for sore throats.
RECRD: 60777 id: 29007