Asteraceae Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
Yurok - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
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Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Scientific name: Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
USDA symbol: ARDO3 (
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Common names: Douglas' Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.'
RECRD: 5805 id: 5106