The primary cause of respiratory alkalosis is hyperventilation. This rapid, deep breathing can be caused by conditions related to the lungs like pneumonia, lung disease, or asthma. More commonly, hyperventilation is associated with anxiety, fever, drug overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning, or serious infections.
By Rhonda Stewart. Lady Fern is a native perennial upright fern that can reach 2-5 feet in height. The leaves are a bright green, with a fine-textured lacy appearance, and single fronds can measure up to 1â wide and 3â in length. The frond stalks are green to purple or red in color.
Uses. Aside from the fiddleheads of the Lady Fern being eaten by the Native Americans, the fronds were used to make a tea that helped urination and alleviated breast pain that was a result from childbirth. It was also used to assist in children. The roots of the Lady Fern also had medical purposes.