Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana (Willd. ex Spreng.) Keck

Mexican White Sagebrush

Kiowa - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 56

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Scientific name: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana (Willd. ex Spreng.) Keck
USDA symbol: ARLUM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mexican White Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sores.

RECRD: 82224 id: 5504