Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Big Sagebrush
Havasupai - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 246
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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: Havasupai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of leafy stems and leaves used as a wash for sores or pimples.
RECRD: 7385 id: 5627