Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Big Sagebrush

Shoshoni - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 45

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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: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Leaves chewed for indigestion.

RECRD: 21057 id: 5777

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