Asteraceae Artemisia campestris L.

Field Sagewort

Lakota - Drug, Sedative

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 35

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Scientific name: Artemisia campestris L.
USDA symbol: ARCAB4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Field Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Pulverized roots put on sleeping man's face so his horses could be stolen.

RECRD: 4815 id: 5003

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