Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.

Fringed Sagewort

Ponca - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134

View all documented uses for Artemisia frigida Willd.

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Scientific name: Artemisia frigida Willd.
USDA symbol: ARFR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fringed Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Ponca
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Decoction of plant taken and used as wash for irregular menstruation.

RECRD: 82096 id: 5291

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