Common polypody

Polypodium vulgare

root · infusion

A rhizome with a sweet licorice taste, chewed raw or as a tea, which once flavored beers and desserts.

Origin

Europe

Where to find it

On old walls, mossy rocks and oak trunks in the damp West; take a small piece of rhizome without pulling up the fern.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Laxative in large amounts: a few pieces, no more.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its sweetness comes from osladin, a molecule hundreds of times sweeter than sugar.