Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Western Brackenfern

Menominee - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 48

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Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Common names: Western Brackenfern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken for 'caked breast' and a dog whisker used to pierce teat.

RECRD: 92840 id: 31471

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