Blechnaceae Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.

Deer Fern

Kwakiutl - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 381

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Scientific name: Blechnum spicant (L.) Sm.
USDA symbol: BLSP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Deer Fern
Family: Blechnaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Compound decoction of root taken or root held in mouth for diarrhea.

RECRD: 83166 id: 7371

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