Classic texts: King's 1898.
Dryopteris filix-mas
Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott.
Engl.: male fern, basket fern, bear's-paw root, knotty brake, male shield fern, shield fern, sweet brake.
Deu.: Wurmfarn, Farnwurzel, Gemeiner Wurmfarn, Natternfarn, Schnackenkraut, Teufelsleiter, Wanzenkraut.
Suom.: kivikkoalvejuuri.
Sven.: träjon.
Bot. syn.: Aspidium filix-mas Swartz, Dryopteris abbreviata auct., Polypodium filix-mas L.
Dryopteris filix mas (L.) Schott. Kivikon alvejuuri.
Vanhoja tekstejä: Suomen myrkylliset ja lääkekasvit, 1936.
Oleoresina Aspidii. U. S. (Br.) Oleoresin of Aspidium. Oleores. Aspid. [Oleoresin of Male Fern]
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Gleanings in Materia Medica.
Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1883. Chemistry of the Nymphaceae, The Tambor (Omphalea cardiophylla), Starch in Belladonna root, Agaricus ruber, A Fatal Dose of Extract of Male Fern, The poison of the stinging nettle, Honey, The Volatile Oil of Sandal-wood.