| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 82 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves taken for cough. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Cold infusion used as lotion for sores. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Diaphoretic Leaves used in sweatbath medicine. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of leaves taken for fever. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Cold infusion of leaves taken for fever, influenza and cough. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Root used as a 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Cold infusion of leaves used as lotion for sheep's sore back. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items Branches used in Beautyway garment ceremony. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items Plant ash used as Evilway and Hand Trembling blackenings. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Zuni Drug, Analgesic Seeds placed on coals and used as a sweatbath for body pains from a serious cold. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 42, 43 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Zuni Food, Bread & Cake Ground seeds mixed with water, made into balls, steamed and used for food. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 65 |
| Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth. Carruth's Sagewort USDA ARCA14 |
Zuni Food, Unspecified Seeds considered among the most important food plants when the Zuni reached this world. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 21 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Drug, Analgesic Decoction of plant used as a compress for rheumatism pain. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of plant used as a compress for rheumatism pain. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a compress for wounds. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Drug, Ear Medicine Poultice of heated leaves applied to the ear for earaches. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of plant used for asthma. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of plant used for urinary problems. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Other, Lighting Burned branches used as torches during night fishing. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Costanoan Other, Tools Burned branches used to smoke bees from nests. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Karok Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of leaves applied for rheumatism and arthritis. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Karok Other, Insecticide Shoots used with drying salmon to keep 'salmon beetles' away. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of plant used when the menstrual flow had stopped. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as a hair wash to prevent the hair from falling out. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Other Infusion of plant used as a bath for mother and father after childbirth. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant used to 'prevent a girl from aging prematurely.' Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Other, Ceremonial Items Plant and meat chewed by a boy and his parents after his first kill. A boy did not eat the meat of his first kill but, together with his parents, chewed the meat mixed with California mugwort and then spit it into the fire. If this custom were neglected, the boy would never kill deer and would become a transvestite. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used for many different ceremonial purposes. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Kawaiisu Other, Incense & Fragrance Plant used for the aromatic fragrance in baths and hair washes. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Miwok Drug, Analgesic Leaves worn in nostrils for headaches. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Miwok Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Leaves worn in nostrils by mourners when crying, the pungent odor clearing the head. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Leaves rubbed on body to keep ghosts away. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Leaves rubbed on corpse handlers to ward off ghosts of the deceased. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Plant worn on a necklace to prevent dreaming of the dead. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Poisoned leaves carried to avoid personal injury. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Paiute Drug, Analgesic Poultice of crushed, green leaves used as a compress for headaches. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 39 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Burning plant used as an inhalant for grippe. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 39 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Cold Remedy Branches put over a bed of ashes and slept on for colds. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Febrifuge Branches put over a bed of ashes and slept on for fevers. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Analgesic Decoction or infusion of leaves taken for stomachache and cramps associated with diarrhea. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction or infusion of leaves used for washing itching sores. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of warmed leaves used on baby's severed umbilical cord. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction or infusion of leaves taken for stomachache and cramps associated with diarrhea. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction or infusion of leaves taken to stop excessive menstruation or to ease cramps. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves used as tobacco. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Tolowa Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.' Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Tolowa Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Fresh leaves used as a liniment. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |
| Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Douglas' Sagewort USDA ARDO3 |
Tolowa Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of fresh leaves used for arthritis. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18 |