Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Willd.

Fringed Sagewort

Sioux - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 45

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: Sioux
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Decoction used for menstrual irregularity.

RECRD: 45411 id: 5295

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