Asteraceae Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.

Kamtschat's Wormwood

Aleut - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 426

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Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.
USDA symbol: ARVUK (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kamtschat's Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Heated plant used externally as a 'switch' for rheumatism.

RECRD: 82406 id: 5858

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