Comptonia peregrina

Comptonia peregrina
Family:Comptonia peregrina; Astringent; Blood purifier; Expectorant; Febrifuge; Odontalgic; Parasiticide; Poultice; Tonic.
Common name:Sweet fern
Sweet fern was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially as a poultice to treat a variety of complaints. It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. The leaves are astringent blood purifier expectorant and tonic. A tea made from the leaves and flowering tops is used as a remedy for diarrhoea headache fevers catarrh vomiting of blood rheumatism etc. The infusion has also been used to treat ringworm. The leaves have also been used as a poultice for toothaches sprains etc. A cold water infusion of the leaves has been used externally to counter the effect of poison ivy and to bathe stings minor haemorrhages etc. The leaves are harvested in early summer and dried for later use.

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