Search for Thelypteridaceae found 6 matches:
Phegopteris sp.
Ako-lea; Thelypteridaceae
Hawaiian Drug (Dietary Aid)
Young shoots or buds and bark mixed with cooked leaves and eaten to restore the lost of appetite.
Akana, Akaiko 1922 Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value. Honolulu: Pacific Book House (p. 12)
Phegopteris sp.
Ako-lea; Thelypteridaceae
Hawaiian Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Inner bark scraped or buds mixed with cooked taro leaves and water and eaten during childbirth.
Akana, Akaiko 1922 Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value. Honolulu: Pacific Book House (p. 12)
Phegopteris sp.
Ako-lea; Thelypteridaceae
Hawaiian Food (Unspecified)
Roots cooked for food.
Akana, Akaiko 1922 Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value. Honolulu: Pacific Book House (p. 12)
Thelypteris kunthii (Desv.) Morton
Kunth's Maiden Fern; Thelypteridaceae
Seminole Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Leaves used for old paint woman sickness: insanity and weakness of the limbs and neck.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 267)
Thelypteris kunthii (Desv.) Morton
Kunth's Maiden Fern; Thelypteridaceae
Seminole Drug (Psychological Aid)
Leaves used for old paint woman sickness: insanity and weakness of the limbs and neck.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 267)
Thelypteris palustris Schott
Eastern Marsh Fern; Thelypteridaceae
Iroquois Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Roots used for woman's troubles.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 256)