Asteraceae Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck

Pacific Wormwood

Menominee - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 29

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Scientific name: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck
USDA symbol: ARCAB4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Compound infusion of leaf taken to restore menstrual flow.

RECRD: 82005 id: 5010