Asteraceae Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth.

Carruth's Sagewort

Zuni - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 42, 43

View all documented uses for Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth.

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Scientific name: Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth.
USDA symbol: ARCA14 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Carruth's Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Seeds placed on coals and used as a sweatbath for body pains from a serious cold.

RECRD: 82020 id: 5049

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