Asteraceae Artemisia vulgaris L.
Common Wormwood
Kiowa - Drug, Anthelmintic
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57
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Artemisia vulgaris L.
Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris L.
USDA symbol: ARVUV (
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Common names: Common Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Plant used as a 'worm' medicine.
RECRD: 82414 id: 5838