American Maidenhair

At a glance

Origin / distribution: ", US, US(Appalachia), US(Amerindian), Haiti

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Catarrh, Cold, Demulcent, Emollient

Science studied: ADIANTONE, FERNA-7,9(11)-DIENE, FILICENAL, FILICENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Pteridaceae

Scientific name: Adiantum pedatum

Common names: American Maidenhair, Hoefijzervaren, Northern Maidenhair fern (EN), Northern maidenhair fern, adiante du Canada, five-finger fern, fotadiantum, frilandsadiantum, maidenfern, maidenhair, maidenhair fern, northern maidenhair, northern maidenhair fern, pointerweed, 공작고사리

POWO: 30004419-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in ", US, Elsewhere, US(Appalachia), US(Amerindian), Haiti.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Catarrh
• Cold
• Demulcent
• Emollient
• Expectorant
• Hoarseness
• Medicine
• Pectoral

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• "
• US
• Elsewhere
• US(Appalachia)
• US(Amerindian)
• Haiti

Documented cultural uses

• Catarrh
• Cold
• Demulcent
• Emollient
• Expectorant
• Hoarseness
• Medicine
• Pectoral
• Respiratory
• Stimulant
• Tonic
• Cough

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Catarrh · " · "
• Cold · US · "
• Demulcent · Elsewhere · "
• Demulcent · " · "
• Emollient · US · "
• Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
• Expectorant · US · "
• Hoarseness · US · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
• Pectoral · " · "
• Respiratory · US(Amerindian) · "
• Stimulant · " · "
• Stimulant · US · "
• Tonic · Elsewhere · "
• Cold · Haiti · "
• Cough · US · "
• Expectorant · " · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• The Antiproliferative Activity of <i>Adiantum pedatum</i> Extract and/or Piceatannol in Phenylhydrazine-Induced Colon Cancer in Male Albino Rats: The miR-145 Expression of the <i>PI-3K</i>/<i>Akt</i>/<i>p53</i> and <i>Oct4</i>/<i>Sox2</i>/<i>Nanog</i> Pathways. · 2023 source ↗
• Biogeographic disjunction between eastern Asia and North America in the Adiantum pedatum complex (Pteridaceae). · 2011 source ↗
• Cucumber Mosaic Virus Associated with Leaf Malformation and Stunting in Adiantum pedatum. · 1997 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ADIANTONE
• FERNA-7,9(11)-DIENE
• FILICENAL
• FILICENE
• NEOHOPENE
• ADIPEDATOL
• 7-FERNENE
• ISOFERNENE
• FERNENE
• NEOHOPA-11,13(18)-DIENE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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