Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.

Fringed Sagewort

Blackfoot - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275

View all documented uses for Artemisia frigida Willd.

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Scientific name: Artemisia frigida Willd.
USDA symbol: ARFR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fringed Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of roots or tops taken for 'mountain fever.'

RECRD: 82073 id: 5227

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