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Artemisia sp.
Sage
Keres, Western Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of leaves used for fevers.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Keres, Western Drug, Kidney Aid
Six inch piece of root eaten for kidney trouble.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 29
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Keres, Western Drug, Strengthener
Infusion of plant taken or applied to a weak patient as a strengthener.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Keres, Western Drug, Veterinary Aid
Compound decoction of leaves boiled into a thick paste used as a salve or liniment for horses.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 27
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Navajo Dye, Yellow
Leaves used to make a soft yellow dye.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Bunches of plant, with other plants, tied to corners of hoops used in unraveling ceremonial objects.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Used as a wand when practicing for the Night Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Omaha Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used to begin any ceremonial in order to drive away evil influences.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Omaha Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of plant used as a wash for purification.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Omaha Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomach troubles and many other ailments.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Omaha Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Plant used as incense to exorcise evil powers.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Omaha Other, Toys & Games
Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Paiute Drug, Cathartic
Infusion taken as a physic.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Pawnee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used to begin any ceremonial in order to drive away evil influences.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Pawnee Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of plant used as a wash for purification.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Pawnee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomach troubles and many other ailments.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Pawnee Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Plant used as incense to exorcise evil powers.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Pawnee Other, Toys & Games
Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Ponca Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used to begin any ceremonial in order to drive away evil influences.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Ponca Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of plant used as a wash for purification.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Ponca Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomach troubles and many other ailments.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Ponca Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Plant used as incense to exorcise evil powers.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Ponca Other, Toys & Games
Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark used by young girls to wipe mouths after eating to prevent hair growth.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 510
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Plant used medicinally for unspecified purpose.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 468
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Thompson Other, Stable Gear
Bark used to make saddle blankets.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 500
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Winnebago Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used to begin any ceremonial in order to drive away evil influences.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Winnebago Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of plant used as a wash for purification.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Winnebago Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomach troubles and many other ailments.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Winnebago Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Plant used as incense to exorcise evil powers.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134135
Artemisia sp.
Sage
Winnebago Other, Toys & Games
Plant tops chewed and used for popgun wads.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116
Artemisia suksdorfii Piper
Coastal Wormwood
USDA ARSU4
Nitinaht Other, Incense & Fragrance
Plants dried and hung in houses for fresh scents.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 97
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo Drug, Cancer Treatment
Plant used as an antitumor agent.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 326
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo Drug, Disinfectant
Plant used as an infection inhibitor.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 326
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo Drug, Febrifuge
Plant used as a fever medicine.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 326
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of fresh or dried leaves used for arthritic like ailments.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of stems used for discomfort of swollen areas.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Hemostat
Poultice of leaves used to stop bleeding.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Laxative
Infusion of seed heads and plant tops used as a laxative.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Respiratory Aid
Plant boiled and the vapors inhaled for congestion.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Tonic
Infusion of plant taken daily as a tonic.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified
Raw shoots peeled and eaten with seal oil.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Cleaning Agent
Fresh, crushed leaves rubbed on hands to remove or mask odors after cleaning fish.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 38
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Inuktitut Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of plant applied to skin infections.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Incense & Fragrance
Used to cover food odors and in the sweat lodges.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Smoke Plant
Used as a tobacco quid additive.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of dried, shredded plant applied to skin infections.
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 33
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Plant used as switch during steambath for a sprained or sore limb.
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 33
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Western Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of plant taken for stomachache.
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 13
Artemisia tilesii Ledeb.
Tilesius' Wormwood
USDA ARTIT
Eskimo, Western Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of heated leaves applied to painful joint and used internally.
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5, 13