| Latin name: | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth |
| Botanical family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Growth habit: | Herb |
| Vernacular name(s): | common ladyfern (Eng.)
athyrium fougère-femelle (Fr.)
a'sawan, ana'ganûck (Ojibwa) |
| Uses: | | • | Roots : | Mixed with Urtica gracilis in a decoction used to treat stoppage of urine [Ojibwa 47]. Dried, made into a powder and used to heal sores. Tea used to ease milk flow in patients with caked breast [Ojibwa 87]. |
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