Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Big Sagebrush
Shuswap - Drug, Disinfectant
Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 58
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Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Scientific name: Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ARTRT (
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Common names: Big Sagebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Plant used to fumigate the house and keep germs off.
RECRD: 82394 id: 5787