The male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas): fronds and part of rhizome. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853.

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1853 [1854]
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23766i
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The male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas): fronds and part of rhizome. Colour nature print by A. Auer, c. 1853. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The male fern rhizome is one of the best remedies against tapeworm but can be poisonous

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[Wien [Vienna]] : [publisher not identified], 1853 [1854] (Wien : K.k.Hof-u.Staats-Druckerei, 1853)

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1 print : nature print, printed in 3 colours

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Blätter des Manns = Waldfarn. (Polystichium Filis mas. Roth.)

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Wellcome Collection 23766i

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