Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.

Fringed Sagewort

Blackfoot - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56

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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: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of roots and tops taken for mountain fever.

RECRD: 60725 id: 5233