Asteraceae Artemisia biennis Willd.
Biennial Wormwood
Cherokee - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62
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Artemisia biennis Willd.
Scientific name: Artemisia biennis Willd.
USDA symbol: ARBIB (
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Common names: Biennial Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Used for painful menstruation.
RECRD: 81986 id: 4968