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aspidium
aspidium (æsˈpɪdɪəm) n (Plants) a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailmentsaspidium
aspidium [as-pid´e-um] the dried products of a genus of plants known as male fern; it was formerly used to treat tapeworm infestations but was found to be highly toxic to the gastrointestinal tract.as·pid·i·um (as-pid'ē-ŭm), The rhizomes and stipes of Dryopteris filixmus (European aspidium or male fern), or of D. marginalis (American aspidium or marginal fern, family Polypodiaceae); an anthelmintic. [G. aspidion, a little shield, dim. of aspis, shield] |