Asteraceae Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.

Tilesius' Wormwood

Eskimo, Alaska - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38

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Scientific name: Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
USDA symbol: ARTIT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tilesius' Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Infusion of stems used for discomfort of swollen areas.

RECRD: 32837 id: 5575

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