Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Big Sagebrush
Diegueno - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 220
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Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARTRT (
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Common names: Big Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of fresh or dried leaves taken for a bad cold with coughing and bronchitis.
RECRD: 5242 id: 5611