Asteraceae Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.

Kamtschat's Wormwood

Aleut - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 427

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Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica Bess.
USDA symbol: ARVUK (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kamtschat's Wormwood
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken as a tonic, especially good 'for dying persons.'

RECRD: 82409 id: 5861

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