Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Koasati - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 4

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of ground roots taken for chest pain.

RECRD: 92838 id: 31466

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