Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Big Sagebrush

Paiute - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 119

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Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Big Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as an emetic for respiratory diseases.

RECRD: 1576 id: 5709

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