Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Big Sagebrush

Tewa - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45

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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: Tewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Leaves eaten as a cough remedy and expectorant.

RECRD: 82397 id: 5790

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