Asteraceae Artemisia tridentata Nutt.

Big Sagebrush

Thompson - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Bruised leaves used as an inhalant to revive a patient.

RECRD: 82401 id: 5801

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