California maidenhair

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Photo by Tri Do on iNaturalist


Scientific name: Adiantum jordanii C. Muell

Common name: California maidenhair

Use: Blood medicine

Method: Decoction of plant taken to purify the blood.

From: BRIT

Reference: Bocek, B. R. 1984, 38(2) 240-255, pg 4

Vascular plants: 15

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