Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Bracken

Plant

English

Bracken, Bracken fern, Brake, Common bracken, Eagle fern, Fern, Hog brake, Western bracken fern

Latin

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn, Pteris aquilina L., Pteridium aquilinum L., Pteris aquilina, Pteris aquilinum L., Pteridium aquilinum ssp. aquilinum

Plantparts

All parts, foliage, Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal swelling, Anthelmintic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antiemetic, Anti-Rheumatic, antiseptic, Antivomitive, arthritis, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bloating, Cataplasm, compress, Coolant, cooling, Diaphoretic, Disinfectant, diuretic, emesis, fomentation, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, Induce sweating, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung problems, poultice, Puking, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, reduces swellings, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, stopping vomiting, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Swellings, Throwing up, Tonic, Used as an antiseptic, Vomit, Vomiting

Warnings

Poisonous to cattle, Poisonous to horses, Poisonous to humans, Poisonous to pigs, Poisonous to sheep

Foods

Sugar substitute, sweetener

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, hair preparations, Soap, Soap Substitute, soap substitutes, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 Arabinose, ash, Astragalin, benzoic acid, caffeic acid, Carbohydrates, Cichoric acid, Cinnamic acid, essential oil, fat, Ferulic acid, Fibres, Fucose, fumaric acid, Galactose, glucose, Glucuronic acid, Hydrogen cyanide, iodine, Isoquercetin, Mannose, Natural rubber, P-Coumaric acid, Procyanidin, protein, Protocatechuic acid, Prunasin, Quercetin, Rhamnose, rutin, Shikimic acid, starch, succinic acid, sugars, tannin, Vanillic acid, water, Xylose, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0427

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