Asteraceae Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
Thompson - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463
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Artemisia dracunculus L.
Scientific name: Artemisia dracunculus L.
USDA symbol: ARDR4 (
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Common names: Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Fresh plants used as a bed in the sweatbath for aching bones or muscles.
RECRD: 82141 id: 5186