NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR POINTER WEED

NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR, POINTER WEED (Adiantum pedatum L.) ++

PH2 entries apply to European maidenhair. Grieve’s A Modern Herbal says A. pedatum is used like A. capillus-veneris “in similar ways and more highly valued by many” (GMH).

Activities (Northern Maidenhair) :
Antirheumatic (f; HHB); Demulcent (f; PH2); Diuretic (f; DEM; WO3); Emetic (f; DEM); Expectorant (f; HHB; PH2); Pectoral (f; DEP; PH2); Propecic (f; PH2).

Indications (Northern Maidenhair) :
Abortion (f; DEM); Ague (f; DEM); Asthma (f; DEM; GMH); Backache (f; DEM); Bronchosis (f; PH2); Cardiopathy (f; DEM); Catarrh (f; DEP); Childbirth (f; DEM); Cold (f; WO3); Cough (f; GMH; PH2); Cramp (f; DEM); Debility (f; DEM); Dysentery (f; DEM); Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Dyspnea (f; DEM); Fever (f; DEM); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Gravel (f; GMH); Gray Hair (f; PH2); Headache (f; WO3); Hysteria (f; DEM); Insanity (f; DEM); Jaundice (f; GMH); Mastosis (f; DEM); Metrorrhagia (f; DEM); Nephrosis (f; GMH); Pain (f; PH2); Paralysis (f; DEM); Pertussis (f; PH2); Pleurisy (f; GMH); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Respirosis (f; PH2); Rheumatism (f; DEM; HHB); Snakebite (f; DEM); Sore (f; DEM); Sting (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; DEM; WO3).

Dosages (Northern Maidenhair) :
1.5 g herb/cup tea (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Northern Maidenhair) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Not for use during pregnancy (PH2).