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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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: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Plant used to fumigate the house and keep germs off.

RECRD: 82394 id: 5787