Dryopteridaceae Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl

Western Swordfern

Thompson - Drug, Hunting Medicine

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 89

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Scientific name: Polystichum munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl
USDA symbol: POMU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Swordfern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Plant rubbed on the hands to bring luck in whaling and sturgeon fishing.

RECRD: 32045 id: 29150

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