Lady Fern

Other Names : Athyrie Fougère-Femelle, Athyrium filix-femina, Athyrium Fougère-Femelle, Brake Root, Common Polypod, Fougère-Femelle, Fougère Femelle, Helecho, Helecho de Pozo, Helecho de Roble, Helecho Hembra Menor, Oak Fern, Polipodio Común, Polypodium filix-femina, Rock Brake, Rock of Polypody.
Lady fern is a plant. The root and root-like stem are used to make medicine.
See also : Male Fern

Health Benefits and uses of Lady Fern are

• In popular usage, the infusion of lady fern is used for coughs, hoarseness, and respiratory problems : defending against asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis.
• It can be used to wash external wounds.
• A strong decoction makes a good purgative, rickets, diseases of the spleen, hepatic diseases, and anthelmintic (especially for worms), or use a mixed tea as a purgative and an alcoholic extract for worms.
• also recommended for fever, jaundice, and lack of appetite.
• also effective for cuts and sunburns.
• When crushed and applied to the skin, the juice from lady ferns is good for easing stings and insect bites as well as minor cuts and burns.
• Bracken, a much larger cousin of the lady fern, can achieve the same results for irritated skin.