Condition
Treatment Support
antitussive, expectorant
Application
tea, syrups, tincture
Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum capillus-veneris)
Also know as Rock fern
Botanical Information
A beautiful, graceful fern with stiff, shiny black stems, from six to fifteen inches tall.
Working with Maidenhair Fern
Part(s) Used
Herb
Herb Forms
Bulk herb for teas, tincture.
Maidenhair fern is used for coughs of a recent nature and is sometimes combined with licorice or licorice fern (Polypodium spp.) for this purpose. In decoction or as a syrup it makes a soothing, cooling drink for flu, fevers, and inflammation. It also acts as an emmenagogue and is a tonic for the hair.
The herb is expectorant, demulcent, and antitussive.
Maidenhair Fern has a taste of SWEET, ACRID and a temperature of COOL.
Cautions
None noted.
Conditions treated with Maidenhair Fern
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
refrigerant
Application
tea
Condition
Treatment Support
refrigerant
Application
tea
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