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Pteridaceae
Documentary entry

Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Source topics

Reported local use: cough and allergies

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Documentary record only: safety and efficacy have not been established here. Do not self-medicate with this plant or replace medical treatment.

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Pteridaceae
Documentary entry

Adiantum concinnum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Adiantum concinnum

Uses reported in northern Peru

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Limited ethnobotanical entry: reported uses, with effectiveness and safety unproven by this inventory. No home recipe or dose is proposed.

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Pteridaceae
Documentary entry

Adiantum raddianum C.Presl

Adiantum raddianum

Source topics

Documented local use: use “for the lungs”, without a specific condition in the table

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Reported ethnobotanical use, not a treatment recommendation. Safety and efficacy are not established by the source; do not self-medicate.

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Pteridaceae
Documentary entry

Hemionitis ternifolia (Cav.) Christenh.

Hemionitis ternifolia

Uses reported in northern Peru

Reported uses, not demonstrated

Limited ethnobotanical entry: reported uses, with effectiveness and safety unproven by this inventory. No home recipe or dose is proposed.

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