Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
Arapaho - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38
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Artemisia frigida Willd.
Scientific name: Artemisia frigida Willd.
USDA symbol: ARFR4 (
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Common names: Fringed Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Arapaho
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as a cough medicine.
RECRD: 20987 id: 5222