Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Big Sagebrush

Diegueno - Drug, Respiratory Aid

Use documented by:
Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 220

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Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARTRT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Big Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Infusion of fresh or dried leaves taken for a bad cold with coughing and bronchitis.

RECRD: 5243 id: 5612