Asteraceae Artemisia douglasiana Bess.

Douglas' Sagewort

Yurok - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

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: Yurok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of fresh leaves used for arthritis.

RECRD: 5801 id: 5104