Asteraceae Artemisia filifolia Torr.

Sand Sagebrush

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48

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Scientific name: Artemisia filifolia Torr.
USDA symbol: ARFI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sand Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Strong infusion taken in large amounts and used as lotion for snakebites.

RECRD: 82069 id: 5215

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