Asteraceae Artemisia douglasiana Bess.

Douglas' Sagewort

Tolowa - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18

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Scientific name: Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
USDA symbol: ARDO3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Douglas' Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Fresh leaves used as a steamed herb for fractures.

RECRD: 5808 id: 5089

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