Asteraceae Artemisia absinthium L.
Absinth Sagewort
Mohegan - Drug, Anthelmintic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128
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Artemisia absinthium L.
Scientific name: Artemisia absinthium L.
USDA symbol: ARAB3 (
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Common names: Absinth Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as a vermifuge.
RECRD: 81981 id: 4940