Asteraceae Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck
Pacific Wormwood
Thompson - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
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Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck
Scientific name: Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis (Pallas) M.E. Peck
USDA symbol: ARCAB4 (
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Common names: Pacific Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for diarrhea.
RECRD: 82008 id: 5014