Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.

Fringed Sagewort

Chippewa - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366

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: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Dried leaves burned to disinfect room of contagious patient.

RECRD: 82079 id: 5252

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