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Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Fresh plants used as a bed in the sweatbath for rheumatism.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Plant used in the sweat house for rheumatism.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Plant used as a wash for colds. The plant could also be boiled and the steam used for colds. The patient would lie in the steam while he was covered with a blanket.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 169
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion or decoction of plant used as a bathing solution for swelling and discoloration of bruises.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 169
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Diaphoretic
Plant used in the sweat house for rheumatism and stiff joints.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Diaphoretic
Whole plant steamed to cause sweating for rheumatism and other aches.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash for women after childbirth.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of whole plant used as a bath for women after childbirth.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Plant used in the sweat house for stiff joints.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Plants used in sweatbath for sprains, stiff or aching joints or muscles.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used as a wash for colds, especially for babies and for chickenpox, to help the itching. The plant could also be boiled and the steam used for colds. The patient would lie in the steam while he was covered with a blanket.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 169
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous 'if it enters the blood.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Thompson Drug, Veterinary Aid
Decoction of plant used after injuries to wash horses' legs every day until healed.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 169
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Winnebago Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of plant top sprinkled on the body for fevers.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Winnebago Drug, Love Medicine
Chewed root put on clothes as a love charm.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Winnebago Drug, Unspecified
Plant used in the smoke treatment of unspecified illnesses.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134
Artemisia dracunculus L.
Wormwood
USDA ARDR4
Winnebago Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Plant bunches used as towels in old times.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 134
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Comanche Drug, Gynecological Aid
Padding of plants placed over hot coals as a bed after childbirth.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 520
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for boils.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 288
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for boils.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 94
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Hopi Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant and juniper branches taken for indigestion.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 288
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Hopi Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Simple or compound decoction of plant taken for indigestion.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 94
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used for ritualistic purposes.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 288
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Kiowa Other, Paper
Used for drying hands and as a substitute for toilet paper.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 56
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Navajo Food, Fodder
Used as stock feed.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Navajo Other, Paper
Very soft leaves used as a convenient substitute for toilet paper.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 81
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Strong infusion taken in large amounts and used as lotion for snakebites.
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 filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Tewa Drug, Carminative
Plant chewed or decoction taken for indigestion and flatulence.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 44
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Tewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for boils.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 288
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Tewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of plant and juniper branches taken for indigestion.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 288
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Tewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Leaves chewed or decoction taken for indigestion or biliousness.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 44
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Tewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Poultice of plant steeped in boiling water applied to stomach.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 44
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand Sagebrush
USDA ARFI2
Tewa Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used for ritualistic purposes.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 288
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Arapaho Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken as a cough medicine.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Arapaho Other, Ceremonial Items
Whole plant used for ceremonials.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 51
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for colds.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken for coughs.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to wounds to lessen the swelling.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 83
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of roots or tops taken for 'mountain fever.'
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant chewed for heartburn.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant tops chewed and liquid swallowed for heartburn.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of plant taken by women during menses.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Gynecological Aid
Pad of the plant worn by women during menses to reduce skin irritation.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 79
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Hemostat
Soft leaves used to stuff a bleeding nostril.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 83
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of roots and tops taken for mountain fever.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 56
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Stimulant
Crushed leaves used to revive gophers after children clubbed them while playing a game.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid
Horses rolled in patches of the plant to treat their wounds.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 87
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion of plant given to horses for coughing, sneezing and to clean the sinuses.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 87
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Food, Spice
Crushed leaves mixed with stored meat to maintain a good odor.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 101
Artemisia frigida Willd.
Fringed Sagewort
USDA ARFR4
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant tied to articles that were sacrificed to the Sun.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275