Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
Thompson - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 170
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Artemisia frigida Willd.
Scientific name: Artemisia frigida Willd.
USDA symbol: ARFR4 (
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Common names: Fringed Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken as medicine, possibly for venereal disease.
RECRD: 32460 id: 5306