Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana

Foothill Sagewort

Paiute - Drug, Herbal Steam

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 40-42

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Scientific name: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana
USDA symbol: ARLUL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Foothill Sagewort
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Branches used as a bed in a sweatbath to steam out infection of influenza.

RECRD: 82191 id: 5463

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