Asteraceae Artemisia douglasiana Bess.

Douglas' Sagewort

Kawaiisu - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12

View all documented uses for Artemisia douglasiana Bess.

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Scientific name: Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
USDA symbol: ARDO3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Douglas' Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Infusion of plant used when the menstrual flow had stopped.

RECRD: 82029 id: 5062

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