Asteraceae Artemisia furcata var. heterophylla (Bess.) Hult‚n

Forked Sagewort

Paiute - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40

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Scientific name: Artemisia furcata var. heterophylla (Bess.) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: ARFUH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Forked Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Steeped leaves put next to a baby's skin for fever.

RECRD: 21452 id: 5326

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