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Pteridium

Medical Definition: A plant genus of the family DENNSTAEDTIACEAE. Members contain ptaquiloside, braxin A1, and braxin B. The name is similar to brake fern (PTERIS).
Guide Notes: do not confuse X ref FERN, BRACKEN with FERN BRAKE see PTERIS; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM
Also Called: Pteridium aquilinum

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