Latin name:
Botrychium virginianum
(L.) Sw.
Botanical family:
Ophioglossaceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
rattlesnake fern, Virginia grape fern (Eng.)
botryche de Virginie (Fr.)
ozaga'tigum, gîckênsîne'namûkûk (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Used for lung trouble and consumption [Ojibwa: 87]. , and chorea [Abenaki: 67].
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Roots :
Bruised and applied to cuts [Ojibwa 44, 84]. Poultice applied to snake bite [Ojibwa 47].